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俺たちに翼はない
The announcement (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20101129#p1)
The anime official site (http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/oretsuba/)
The game's official website (http://www.project-navel.com/navel/products/softwares/oretsuba.html)
From Navel (Shuffle!, Soul Link) comes a game that I don't know that much about, but it's a visual novel based anime airing this spring, which means I'm going to watch it anyway. Also has a ton of music released under Lantis already, so the music will likely come from there.
Begin the discussioning.
relentlessflame
2010-11-28, 23:11
This is a game that is pretty well-regarded in most circles for having good writing, in addition to the usual simple but attractive art that Aoi Nishimata is famous for. A fandisk was released earlier this year, and the original game was preceded by a "Prelude" release, so there are three related games in all. (Unfortunately the games are in my backlog, though I'll try to play before the anime airs.)
This is the director's second full eroge-based TV anime, with the previous being Shukufuku no Campanella (also produced by MMV). He was also the director for Omamori Himari, the D.C. if OVA series, and the Straight Jacket OVA series. The anime writer has done a lot of work for eroge-based anime, but is probably most noted in this context for doing the series planning on Lamune (which is a very underrated eroge adaptation, IMO). The character designer/animation director worked on Kurenai and the Rozen Maiden ainme series (in addition to a lot of other roles). It feels like Nomad hasn't done anime production on a series for a while... looks like their last full production was Kampher, but they do a lot of assistant work in a lot of shows all the time.
Anyway, with this being a MMV production, we can be pretty much assured that it'll be a 12 episode show, so I'm not sure just how much of the game's plot they'll be able to cover... I guess we'll have to wait and see.
HashiriyaR32
2010-11-28, 23:27
Huh, maybe this will at least give me a clue as to what the game's about. All I got from a random review was something about a dual-persona lead.
relentlessflame
2010-11-29, 04:01
The anime will probably be terrible, though, with a director like that. :heh:I don't know... was the problem really the directing, or is it the material he has to work with? I mean, I know that the Campanella anime was fairly true to the feel and flavour of the source material, even if it re-blended the plot to fit everything in one path, as you might expect. This is a different style of source material, so I'm willing to give the director a chance.
MisaoFan
2010-11-29, 06:57
If the anime will be finished, we'll wait for a OVA episode since it's a MMV title.
The website is go, in its preliminary form at least.
Looking over the information on Wikipedia, I can see this series either taking on the omnibus format or, more appropriately, the ef format. Looks like there are four heroines, but they each have their own hero to go with them. So it already comes packaged as several somewhat loosely connected stories. An anthology. This could work.
Shadow Angel
2010-11-29, 21:57
Anyone check out the article on this over at ANN?
ANN's articles are mostly redundant compared to MoonPhase and such, but this one part caught my eye.
The January issue of Gakken's Megami Magazine is reporting on Tuesday that its readers can submit designs for the panties of Asuka and the other anime characters. The winning entries will be used in the actual anime, and the designers will be listed as part of the staff in ending credits. (The runners-up will receive prizes.)
That's one hell of a contest.
I wonder if someone will do a pedobear panties for the lulz.
Looking over the information on Wikipedia, I can see this series either taking on the omnibus format or, more appropriately, the ef format. Looks like there are four heroines, but they each have their own hero to go with them. So it already comes packaged as several somewhat loosely connected stories. An anthology. This could work.
Actually, given what i know of the story (Haven't actually played the game though, it is collecting dust in some far corner of my "on a rainy day" backlist ....might have to move it up a notch now though) i can't see what omnibus would accomplish here, i'd say it would be counter-productive even. But this isn't a conversation for this thread most likely.
I am not sure what you mean by "ef format" though - there wasn't anything peculiar about ef structure, given the linear nature of the storyline, so it was a pretty straightforward adaption of a straightforward story, without the usual dilemmas of route blending. Unless you mean splitting it in two seasons, but it would be too early to speculate that, in my opinion.
That aside, i am quite looking towards this. Lately we don't get much in terms of VN-turned-anime, so i am happy for each one we do get. I have heard some pretty good references about the title as well, which certainly doesn't hurt things. I am reasonably happy about the director as well (if nothing else, i found Straight Jacket a quite satisfying experience), so overall i am quite optimistic about the title. Of course, only time will tell.
Also ...
The January issue of Gakken's Megami Magazine is reporting on Tuesday that its readers can submit designs for the panties of Asuka and the other anime characters. The winning entries will be used in the actual anime, and the designers will be listed as part of the staff in ending credits. (The runners-up will receive prizes.)
What in the world ... :twitch:
LOL this is interesting :D
I love all the protagonist except for one and he got the best heroine of them all :uhoh: Seriously first time in my life I feels like punching my monitor :frustrated:
LOL best quote from the best protagonist in the game :
P5: I'm neither lolicon nor siscon! X so many times he denies it in the game :D
W: Uwaah you gross me out!
Y: I want to help but I don't want to come near you...
P5: aah thank you for your concern Pedo-shina-san, Loli-tarai-san (real name Yamashina and Watarai)This is one game where I'd definitely vote for omnibus format. I won't spoil anything but it definitely a good game and if you had it play it now! ;)
Looks like AT-X is broadcasting the series. If this is an indication, there may strongly implied H-Scenes. With the new legislation, it will be a wonder if you can still have softcore scenes (well it is AT-X). So we may get something similar to YnS with it's approach to H-scenes (meaning we will either a) Get implied stuff, or b) a softcore h-scene
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Official: http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/oretsuba
Info: http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=8112
http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=99382
OP will be by Aki Misato, ED by Miyuki Hashimoto.
Ravenblitz
2011-03-04, 18:45
loved the game can't wait for a proper adaptation..
http://i.imgur.com/O0fkFl.jpg (http://imgur.com/O0fkF)
http://i.imgur.com/icHsCl.jpg (http://imgur.com/icHsC)
http://i.imgur.com/VGqOel.jpg (http://imgur.com/VGqOe)
blitz1/2
2011-03-04, 20:57
Another successor of Yosuga no Sora after the stunts they pulled? xD
I really like the art in this one
Crunchyroll has picked this up
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-03-29/crunchyroll-to-simulcast-ore-tachi-ni-tsubasa-wa-nai
Ravenblitz
2011-04-01, 19:35
http://i.imgur.com/YCxh3l.jpg (http://imgur.com/YCxh3)
FireChick
2011-04-02, 09:30
...yeah...after seeing that pic, no way am I ever getting into contact with this show.:heh::eyespin:
Megami treats every series like that. It might not be entirely representative of what's in the actual show. Partially, but not entirely. What's so wrong with seeing a little flesh now and then anyhow?
when this comes out, im gonna let my friend DL this (he's in JP and he's busy there with the aftermath of the devastation atm) and spoil me rotten if the anime follows the game.
serenade_beta
2011-04-03, 14:26
...????????
Definitely don't get it.
Really hard to say anything because I am just... not sure what is going on.
Over half of the episode was just random, very cold jokes and then all of a sudden, we get a rush of introduction of characters (many cut because of time?).
And then the ED (OP?) threw me into a world of fantasy.
HUH?!
I guess I found the part with the loli funny though.
Klashikari
2011-04-03, 14:34
I can't say I was impressed by this pilot episode either.
As an introduction episode, it was quite a very poor job to push characters like that without really a proper direction, going everywhere and nowhere at the same time.
That isn't helped with a not so subtle fanservice (along with Nishimata chara design, being the usual copy paste syndrome regarding the faces...)
I have no idea where it is going, although I did hear a lot of positive feedbacks regarding the story of the original VN... depends how it is brought I guess.
So there's 3 guys and 1 princess from another world that also exist in the normal world along with a bunch of other characters. Or not, I don't know... I like about half of the girls shown (that's still a lot I guess) I think, it helps that I haven't seen Nishimata's work for a while. Anyway, harem... brain off, eyes on! Though I do want to understand what's going on first.
So are all of CR's "simulcasts" this season taken from stations that air the show later? >.>
They said they're having issues with the earthquake and all. Patience.
Rice_slayer
2011-04-03, 20:28
So we still will get to have some submarines at some point in time? I was actually looking for to this show...
Ravenblitz
2011-04-03, 22:41
http://i.imgur.com/Ya9rxl.jpg (http://imgur.com/Ya9rx)
^
Me thinks I'll watch this.
cyberdemon
2011-04-04, 01:15
^
Me thinks I'll watch this.
i decided to watch this as soon as i saw that it was by the same people as Shuffle!, i loved that show
What I want to know right now is if there's going to be an airing that removes the annoying yellow tape...
What I want to know right now is if there's going to be an airing that removes the annoying yellow tape...
AT-X at best but I say it's BR drive. Yellow tapes are annoying but so far not too covering imo. You can still see over 50% of the panties even with the tape, and then there's the permanent underview panties shots where the girls are simply standing, no tapes. I feel really weird mentioning this.
I feel really weird mentioning this.
no need to... :p
anyways, just got around to watch ep1; and well, looks like there's some very tasty service in this one. (ichigo-pantsu!) :heh:
chara designs are also nice and pleasant to the eyes. overall, a good episode I guess. It sure gave me some good laughs.
best moments? - the perverted 'shima-pantsu' little boy, and that loli... she literally won me over. :heh:
next ep preview also bode well, so... definitely keep watchin'.
so much panty shots...
But, still, wtf is going on? O_O;
no need to... :p
*sheds tears of salvation* I knew it, I'm not alone after all!!
Yes, the fanservice and "jokes" are kinky and nice.
DragoonKain3
2011-04-04, 09:12
Not bad. Not bad at all. I've actually expected worse from things I've heard. It's not the greatest, but still watchable. Mystery about how the three protagonists are connected mainly being the thing that interests me the most, although the loli admittedly was lolhilarious.
cyberdemon
2011-04-04, 09:53
here's a VN page for the game if anyone wants to give or get spoilers:
http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=101717&highlight=oretachi
LOL I found the the first episode really great (Then again I might be slightly biased because I've already played the VN) :D
FlareKnight
2011-04-04, 13:21
Well that was a weird first episode. Not bad to have a few different male leads to spread things out. Some pretty hilarious characters as well. Still also pretty confusing in some respects and with so many characters will take a bit of time to get them all straight. Will see where this goes though.
So it's about 3 guys who ar from another country? And are pretending to be normal kids in the real world?
Felt really random. I guess that was just to introduce all the characters though. The part with the loli was he best. Still laughing from it.
Mostly its just a lot of pantsu shots
So what the hell did I just watch? That ranks waaaay high on my weird scale, and not really in a bad way either.
As far as I could tell, this managed to go from super generic high school harem, to a seinen show about a bar to some show that I really couldn't place, and then back to the generic harem. And just to confuse me when I though I'd gotten some sort of grip on this... It turns into some fantasy? What the hell? Is this supposed to be some sort of parody? Ohh well, the part in the middle wasn't bad at all and the jokes about the loli was kinda funny too.
Rice_slayer
2011-04-04, 13:39
Was I the only one who felt very awkward at the Loli sequence but lol'd a LOT at the same time? My god that was priceless, I'm only 18/19 and feel like I'm going to jail for just watching that scene. Definitely going to stick around for a few more eps, this one was such a cluster of EVERYTHING, I don't know whats going on. This season is proving to be WAY better than last season thus far, and I like it :D
This was a pretty interesting episode. I was sold at the point when the loli said, "Adults aren't attracted to kids." The guy replies, "Don't I always tell you that most adult in these country are pedophile." :heh:
The show has an interesting format which will channel into (whoever that is who tunes into different channel into that TV) various lives and stories. We have 3 different course of stories told in this episode. And I'm guessing this format will be kept through out most of this series where separate events are tuned into by the mysterious boy who changes the channel on that TV. Is he god? :)
I'll be tuning in for more that's for certain. :)
Best part of the whole episode was with the cute little loli.
"Alice, don't do such naughty things!"
"No, it's not a problem. Adults aren't attracted to kids."
"I've always told you that most men in this country are pedophiles!"
I lol'd
The rest of the episode was pretty meh though. I'll give it two more episodes before I decide to drop.
My mind just got owned by a very confusing sequence of overloaded characters. >< a lot of yelling and fast talking.
Hope it smooths out more seems to chaotic x.x
cyberdemon
2011-04-04, 18:54
My mind just got owned by a very confusing sequence of overloaded characters. >< a lot of yelling and fast talking.
Hope it smooths out more seems to chaotic x.x
based on what i heard about the VN, i'd say it will smooth out and come together later and start making some sense.
also did i see a shuffle! reference in the first episode? lol Kobato saying she can't be a perfect girl who can cook and wake him up on time everyday. Looks like a reference to Kaede to me. lol
ZGMF-X10A
2011-04-04, 19:23
This anime is so boring, the only thing that I saw was full of fan-service. When I saw the kid, lifting up that waitress's skirt, Shuffle or was it Soul Link came in mind. Then it looked more and more like Shuffle O.o
Yah lol that did sound a lot like kaede except for the part where she said she'll let the guy have sex with her lol.
Also so far she hasn't tryed to cut his ass with a box opener x.x
This anime is sure is making fun of the popular anime genres out there...more like like a satire... loving it
karuroso
2011-04-04, 21:06
=O it started with generic VN/Eroge setting and then went into lulz territory ( seriously in the second part and the loli on the third made me wonder if the subs weren't a troll ) and then rpg fantasy ending ,what a mess! i liked it =D + we have three male leads, reminds me of Kimikiss
( seriously in the second part and the loli on the third made me wonder if the subs weren't a troll )
no troll or "fantasy"... all real. :heh:
anyways, here's a few GIFs =>
http://thumbnails33.imagebam.com/12659/f14b1e126587606.gif (http://www.imagebam.com/image/f14b1e126587606) http://thumbnails34.imagebam.com/12659/a9c9e4126587618.gif (http://www.imagebam.com/image/a9c9e4126587618) http://thumbnails31.imagebam.com/12659/01ae6c126587632.gif (http://www.imagebam.com/image/01ae6c126587632) http://thumbnails31.imagebam.com/12659/c5d56e126587644.gif (http://www.imagebam.com/image/c5d56e126587644) http://thumbnails22.imagebam.com/12659/279840126587653.gif (http://www.imagebam.com/image/279840126587653) http://thumbnails41.imagebam.com/12659/86f080126587660.gif (http://www.imagebam.com/image/86f080126587660) http://thumbnails31.imagebam.com/12659/4272cf126587667.gif (http://www.imagebam.com/image/4272cf126587667) http://thumbnails35.imagebam.com/12659/9c2bad126587673.gif (http://www.imagebam.com/image/9c2bad126587673) http://thumbnails32.imagebam.com/12659/1a6e7d126587677.gif (http://www.imagebam.com/image/1a6e7d126587677) http://thumbnails32.imagebam.com/12659/17b074126587684.gif (http://www.imagebam.com/image/17b074126587684) http://thumbnails34.imagebam.com/12659/75ed0d126587690.gif (http://www.imagebam.com/image/75ed0d126587690) http://thumbnails26.imagebam.com/12659/57516f126587699.gif (http://www.imagebam.com/image/57516f126587699)
SilverSyko
2011-04-04, 22:44
It's funny to see that most of the people here are comparing it to Shuffle! when in fact the original VN was actually made by Navel, the company that made the Shuffle! VN. =P
Anyway, I have to say I was for the most part very confused watching this. Usually VN anime adaptations are the most confusing to watch though as you can't really adapt unique aspects the VN might have that well all the time.
A few jokes managed to get a "Ha!" out of me. Majority of the rest of the episode was just confusing. I guess I'll keep watching and see where it goes though. I don't really like to drop anything.
Good lord though. What kind of little girl wears lace lingerie? And what kind of little boy goes nuts about panties not being striped? :heh:
Good lord though. What kind of little girl wears lace lingerie?
An awesome and very "experienced" (mentally, at least) loli. :D
And what kind of little boy goes nuts about panties not being striped? :heh:
I have to admit though, I kind of feel sympathetic with the perv. little boy and his shima-pan love. :heh:
I don't think I would have gone to such extremes as he did... but the decision to get rid of them (by taking them off :heh:) was hilariously awesome!
So this will be like fantasy hmm..kinda confusing but gonna love it.
I have to admit though, I kind of feel sympathetic with the perv. little boy and his shima-pan love. :heh:
I don't think I would have gone to such extremes as he did... but the decision to get rid of them (by taking them off :heh:) was hilariously awesome!
Actually, this ... boy ... is sort of a mascot for Navel (the company behind the VN this is based on) i guess - he appeared in Shuffle! as well, with similar intentions.
Perverted kids aside, if asked to describe this episode in a word, i would say "hectic". The rapid bombardment of directionless dialog left me dizzy, and focus was all over the place. I guess that is the effect they were aiming for, and i did settle in to the pace as the show went on (or maybe it just slowed down), but it was definitely an odd experience. I just hope that from this point, now that they have established (more or less ...more in some cases, less in others) the 4 viewpoints this apparently will be following, the show will slow down a bit.
I have a feeling that if they try to cram something from all 4 viewpoints in each episode, the experience will be quite fragmented. Personally i would prefer them sticking to two or so separate 'sides' in each episode, but maybe that's just me. The little girl was absolutely hilarious though (I borderline expected a policeman to pop up when that guy was trying to pull her skirt down and was 'wrestling' with her :heh:), and i find certain appeal in the show's crude and direct humor.
So ...yeah. Disorienting as the first episode is, it was also entertaining enough to make me want to see more (and how they handle the 4 perspectives, which in itself is reasonably unique). Now, if only the fanservice was less crude ... (and double so for the even cruder tape-censoring).
Kismet-chan
2011-04-05, 01:21
Another bad anime. Next.
However, it's nice to FINALLY know where those sailor uniforms come from. I've seen that outfit on online cosplay shop websites and eBay a LOT. It's very cute. I'd be tempted to buy it if wasn't from a game with such a horrible plot that's been adapted into an even more horrible anime. Ick.
yakisobapan
2011-04-05, 01:28
I'm not sure what to think about this yet. It mostly left a bad impression on me, but some points were intriguing so I'll continue watching for now.
Maybe I should have listened to my friend who recommended me to play the game before the anime airs...oh well.
Forsaken_Infinity
2011-04-05, 01:58
...
Seriously? If this is bad, I don't know what's good.
This was just downright awesome. And I hope it gets better.
seriously again..how can this be bad.It's an anime making fun of an anime...it's satirical.
To each of his/her own...i guess
mangatron
2011-04-05, 02:45
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Ok, first of all, I can't take it anymore lol. I get my senses overloaded by by HidanNoAria's Shirayuki, I just recently had a hell of an experience with Freezing's Special 01, and when I watch this....OH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS SUNNOVA I WAS OVERWHELMED BY ALICE-CHAN AND HER IMPRESSIVELY AMAZING CHOICE OF PANTSU OVERWHELMED HELL NO IT'S SUPER EFFECTIVE LIKE WHAT THE HELL TELLING ME TO KEEP OUT NO WAY CAN I KEEP THAT SIGHT OUT OF MY MIND NOW I AM SPEEEEEEECHLESSSSSS *mangatron dies*
:heh:
I'm not going to lie, I absolutely loved that. You guys know what nickname to give me now, I'm taking Alice-chan and Paru-chan :heh:
Oh uh, thread subscribed :heh:
Wakan Tanka
2011-04-05, 08:08
The 3rd part won me over, but the rest wasn't that funny..
Eight_wonder
2011-04-05, 08:13
So this is an anime with,like 4 different worlds with their own respective Protagonists?
How are they gonna handle that?
Oh yeah and my favorite would be the one with the loli.
More like two worlds with at least 3 guys that belong to that alternate fantasy world while at the moment they persist in the real world. Something like that. But yeah, hope it won't keep being chaotic.
SaintessHeart
2011-04-05, 09:39
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Ok, first of all, I can't take it anymore lol. I get my senses overloaded by by HidanNoAria's Shirayuki, I just recently had a hell of an experience with Freezing's Special 01, and when I watch this....OH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS SUNNOVA I WAS OVERWHELMED BY ALICE-CHAN AND HER IMPRESSIVELY AMAZING CHOICE OF PANTSU OVERWHELMED HELL NO IT'S SUPER EFFECTIVE LIKE WHAT THE HELL TELLING ME TO KEEP OUT NO WAY CAN I KEEP THAT SIGHT OUT OF MY MIND NOW I AM SPEEEEEEECHLESSSSSS *mangatron dies*
:heh:
I'm not going to lie, I absolutely loved that. You guys know what nickname to give me now, I'm taking Alice-chan and Paru-chan :heh:
Oh uh, thread subscribed :heh:
Great. Mangatron is in his hentai-overload mode again. Someone sedate him before he starts singing the pantsu song. :heh:
Episode 1.
That was the biggest mess I've seen in a long time. The show was all over the place. Some of it was funny, but most of it was just crude attempts at humor. Call me a prude, but I'm not exactly swayed by a 10 year old kid showing me her underwear either.
It's different, I'll give it that, but it has a long way to go to prove itself after this episode.
ThereminVox
2011-04-05, 17:04
If TV shows were people, Oretachi would be a hot mess.
I did like the scene at the crepe stand. Funny stuff. What kinda guy does he work for? :heh:
OceanBlue
2011-04-05, 17:38
I'm so confused... Honestly, if it weren't for the last speech by one of the main characters [I can't remember anyone's names...] and the ED, I wouldn't watch this. I kinda want to see where this is going though.
Sekirei07
2011-04-05, 18:04
I kind of get the feeling its trying to pull a Haruhi Suzumiya first episode with something completely random and out there that just makes you wonder what the hell is going on.
Weather or not they will pull it off successfully can only be seen with the episodes to come.
Goth Loli + Satchel = works for me.
Best line:
"Dora thinks he wants to put that monster in my kitty"
Dawnstorm
2011-04-05, 18:21
Gah, I'm torn between liking the style and disliking the sexual jokes. I have no idea whether to watch it or not. It's going to be one of those "one more episode" shows...
Rice_slayer
2011-04-05, 21:57
Call me a prude, but I'm not exactly swayed by a 10 year old kid showing me her underwear either.
My thoughts exactly I was laughing so hard at that scene though. I was honestly thinking "WTF am I watching, wait, did a 10 year old just flash me?"
cyberdemon
2011-04-05, 22:19
it was likely because of her age that the censorship was up around her but not really the other 50 times lol
you guys are too naive, lolitron is gonna teach you the loli-way... :heh:
mangatron
2011-04-06, 00:29
you guys are too naive, lolitron is gonna teach you the loli-way... :heh:
:heh: oh you and that nickname...
I'll tell ya'll why Alice-chan's Keep Out was a special one. Let's use an example, say if Kodomo No Jikan's Kuro were to flash me, I'd just have a :twitch: face. But Alice, no this girl isn't just any girl, Alice has the C-C-C-C-Combo-nation of the deadliest combo's, she's a twintailed, goth-looking, stockings-clad, zettai-ryouiki'ed, laced panty english speaking blonde with 2 Death Bunny hair accessories atop either side of her head! FATALITY!!! :heh:
I'll say this right now, I definitely would have had the :eek: face if she were to flash me :heh:
WTF was that :confused: its randomness compares to Excel Saga... it felt like talking a stroll on the street, trying to make up the weirdest story about every other couple I saw based on overhearing a couple of sentences they uttered.
Still had some funny moments, I'll check a couple more episodes to see if it's getting somewhere.
I was kinda WTF at first, but then it receded to "oh. ohh.. oooohhhh..." in a weird sort of way. I didn't LOL even once though. Seitokai Yakuindomo was better than this (then again, Hikasa Yoko was there :P)
What really ruined it for me was the accents of the girls. ~,~ Really annoying. Still, gonna keep watching just to see WTH ep 1 was all about.
What really ruined it for me was the accents of the girls. ~,~ Really annoying.
I kind of liked their accents. definitely in-tune with the series, and also give off a distinctively unique vibe to it. (just like the 4 viewpoints-thingy)
The best part, and what is likely to remain the best part for the rest of the show, was DJ Condor.
SEE YOU NEXT PUNCH
This is still the first episode, I guess this kind of randomness is still acceptable.
Either way, I like the style of this anime, and probably will stick with this until the end depending on how it'll go.
The accents of the characters are pretty amusing to hear, too.
Triple_R
2011-04-06, 17:58
Such a waste of such lovely character designs and artwork...
Haphazard doesn't even begin to describe the "plot" of this episode (if you can even call it that). This anime seems to have a full-on identity crisis of epic proportions. Perhaps it makes sense for people familiar with the VN source material, but for me, as an anime-only viewer, it's just a complete mess. And not a particularly funny mess either, imo.
I might give it one more episode, but given what I already have on my slate for this season, it's doubtful.
There are times when my ethics and my patience are at conflict with each other.
Quite a varied cast we have going on here. I'll work overtime to learn all their names, but Shuusuke is the one I feel resonates the strongest so far. Overenthusiastic even in the face of failure, he is. Alice's segment was shocking, and Eriko made a good impression too, what with her constant switching between Kakeru praise and snarkiness. Within every story lies a million smaller ones, and I look forward to seeing where these stories go.
Kaoru Chujo
2011-04-08, 15:40
This is the time of a season when I like almost everything, so it's no surprise that I liked this. Messy and confusing, yes. But I think there may be something there.
The most annoying bit was the English loli Alice's accent -- at first -- but I gradually got used to it and realized what a good job the seiyuu was doing, giving the awkward feeling that foreigners give in Japanese. We just don't get the cadences right, as Japanese don't in English. The seiyuu who gave us that tour de force was Aoki Sayaka, who played Kyon's little sister in Haruhi.
JediNight
2011-04-08, 16:10
I'm pretty laid back with what anime I enjoy watching (different from the smaller subset that I LIKE), as there are tentatively like 16 titles I might follow this season. But I just couldn't get into this one at all, it was a large disappointment IMHO.
Trying to wedge 4 different casts together into some ensemble mess really did not gel in Ep1 at all. I'll give it another episode or two, but the level of phoned-in tropes and cliches exhibited in each of the cast sets really turned me off. It was even worse than how thick it felt in Infinite Stratos...
hoarfrost
2011-04-08, 16:46
Man, where to start? This show has taken harem and raised it to the n^ power. Whereas you'd expect writers to try something new, they're doubling(tripling?) down on the old. It's going to take more than pretty art and walking pairs of panties to get me to try to keep up with this.
TurkeyPotPie
2011-04-08, 18:38
That first episode was an utterly confusing mess, but the ending looks kind of interesting. I'll be sticking around for a few more episodes to see if this series can sort itself out.
This anime is taking a huge mess of 4 male leads with girls all over the place to cause a massive party to spark. The plot itself.... I can somewhat keep up with the individual characters, but trying to word out why they decide to follow 2(3)(4) male leads at the same time while staying within a 24 minute limit is going to be a bum-rush... Of course that's just introductions, and you can never truly judge how an anime goes until you see more then just one episode. I will keep going on with this to see if anything happens that will give it a good point, but expectations are.... A little in the medium.
It would make things more easier if they simply combine the male leads at some point so we don't need to constantly follow different plots.
billborden
2011-04-09, 00:54
Let's face it, guys; this is clearly the show to drop acid to this season :eyespin: :eyespin: :eyespin:
I'll give it one more episode to see if it straightens itself out.
Confusing it was but that didn't bother me. What bothered me was twenty-fucking-one panty shots. Actually the series felt like something that could otherwise be good but once again was ruined by useless and dumb fan service. Especially the scene in the restaurant, where that girl was talking ... and the screen was focused on her .. panties. Yeah, that's where her mouth is right ?
Confusing it was but that didn't bother me. What bothered me was twenty-fucking-one panty shots.
wow, you actually counted them all? ... impressive. :heh:
Actually the series felt like something that could otherwise be good but once again was ruined by useless and dumb fan service.
I disagree. Out of the early starters this season, this one happens to have the better and tastier fanservice.
That was very strange. At one point I was convinced that what I was watching was an ecchi parody of Durarara!
If they keep up the parody of common anime tropes it might be worth watching.
wow, you actually counted them all? ... impressive. :heh:
I disagree. Out of the early starters this season, this one happens to have the better and tastier fanservice.
I wouldn't know. That post was written from the viewpoint of someone who despises ecchi. I will probably watch another episode and see if aside from the ecchi it's watchable but this series felt one of those that would have done just fine without ecchi .. It made me feel like .. '' what's the point, what does it give to the series '' ..
Lol wth was that.
Well , it's not confusing. The ED barely told us what will be this show.
mangatron
2011-04-09, 09:13
'' what's the point, what does it give to the series '' ..
Hmm. I'm not going on one of my explanation spree's (been a long day), but I think I have a good enough reason for you.
Let's take for example the restaurant (cafe) (bar) scenes, and what the convo's were about. Drinking parties with girls, the Master's preggy wife-to-be, a couple of girl stereotypes, basically those topics. There were 2 girls of interest in that cafe, who were not of those stereotypes, who didn't want to go to the drinking party (at first), and clearly were not the average level-headed girl(s). Honestly, instead of listening to a couple of guys go on about their ecchi plans, I'd welcome a few pantyshots here and there of the 2 girls of interest, as it's quite a small cafe and just about every view possibly interesting was used, for a game-to-anime conversion, I think it would have looked even more bland without a pantyshot:heh: I know this is largely my opinion, but you gotta admit, if these guys were talking about sensible topics like employment, sports or what not, then a pantyshot would have definitely ruined everything.
And the blue haired kid has invaded a couple of Navel series prior to Ore-tachi, and his antics were not a surprise and were seen a mile away 8)
Incredible ambition as always, asukatron.
I disagree. Out of the early starters this season, this one happens to have the better and tastier fanservice.
Count me in. I also look forward to Sofuteni (besides Henzemi and Seikon no Qwaser II).
Zeroryoko1974
2011-04-09, 10:02
This show was complete crap. Dropped after a few minutes. This makes stuff like Queens Blade, and Rio Rainbow Gate seem intelligent
Damn, I think it was already mentioned but Tomokazu Sugita plays that Dj!*slowpoke* Now until shown otherwise I will just pretend Gintoki is the one who is sitting in a recording room commenting the show... awesome.
broken270
2011-04-09, 11:53
If you take this anime like Ef (so far, that is the only series I can compare this to, unless anyone else knows another visual novel-to-anime series that has multiple protagonists revealed in every episode that people can relate to), then this is actually an interesting/great way to start the series.
So, here we have three protagonist, all who may be related in some way, unless the opening is just there as an opening.
Protagonist 1 is a high school student who apparently has a harem started already. Funny how everyone is trying to steal him from the others girls that also want his attention.
Protagonist 2 is seen in another side of town with his own issues, discussing with his "master," a perverted bartender that will get married because he accidentally knocked up his "wife," and his best friend, who could care less about the protagonist and bartender's plans, but harbors a soft side for the protagonist. The two girls noted so far are a student who is still trying to make it to a college but failed every time trying and a part-timer who is all over the silent and cool guy, but can give less care about the main protagonist. I'm surprised that she can still be with him despite his crude remarks towards her.
Protagonist 3 is seen in yet another side of town, who just happens to know almost everyone he meets. The main focused girl here is the loli, who apparently knows muh about the adult world than she should. It seems like her guardian? needs to keep a closer eye on her, just in case she gets many wrong ideas.
In any case, I found this series to be very interesting. Maybe it would be better if I played the visual novel as well, so that I can have some insight/prediction as to why they chose this style in the first place. Then again, I could be wrong.
Confusing it was but that didn't bother me. What bothered me was twenty-fucking-one panty shots. Actually the series felt like something that could otherwise be good but once again was ruined by useless and dumb fan service. Especially the scene in the restaurant, where that girl was talking ... and the screen was focused on her .. panties. Yeah, that's where her mouth is right ?
Come on, if you find panty-shots SOooo distracting, watch stuff like Spartacus... ZERO panty-shots :heh:
Sarcasm aside, I gave the first episode a second view, this time paying attention, and apart from the lack of focus, it was pretty good :heh:
HayashiTakara
2011-04-09, 18:00
Just watched the first episode and seriously.... I'm lost as hell as to what's this is suppose to be about.
*space*
nice little wall-of-text, as usual. But I don't think we need all of that to explain the reason behind ecchi/fanservice in anime. :heh:
I believe it's pretty easy and straightforward for anyone to grasp... yea, maybe a bit hard to digest for ecchi-haters, but still...
And the blue haired kid has invaded a couple of Navel series prior to Ore-tachi, and his antics were not a surprise and were seen a mile away 8)
yep. seen a mile away, but still very enjoyable. I don't think I'll ever get tired of these... boys. :heh:
PS: btw, Zexas is right. Since I went spoiling myself a bit, looks like we're in for a very interesting ride, so to speak.
Ok, I'm not going to lie I have no idea what this anime is actually supposed to be about, but I enjoyed it. The girls in the first protagonists story were super cute alongside the waitresses in the second. I really hope they return but as I have no idea what I just watched, I have no idea.
I love how they use the TV to show the stories and link through as if they're changing the channel, I thought that was pretty clever.
mangatron
2011-04-09, 22:58
nice little wall-of-text, as usual. But I don't think we need all of that to explain the reason behind ecchi/fanservice in anime. :heh:
I believe it's pretty easy and straightforward for anyone to grasp... yea, maybe a bit hard to digest for ecchi-haters, but still...
Well, it was meant to provide an example of an ecchi that makes sense and didn't, but you're right, I don't need to explain why Samurai Girls had boobies and bathing scenes :heh:
yep. seen a mile away, but still very enjoyable. I don't think I'll ever get tired of these... boys. :heh:
I have to hand it to the kid though, this time around he managed to pull her pantsu down :heh: now that part surprised me :D
Kismet-chan
2011-04-09, 23:29
Just watched the first episode and seriously.... I'm lost as hell as to what's this is suppose to be about.
It's not about much of anything... Just like most present-day anime, sadly.
hoarfrost
2011-04-10, 02:49
It's not about much of anything... Just like most present-day anime, sadly.
Well in fairness we just may not know what it's about yet. Lots of great shows don't reveal their premise early on. Thanks to Madoka I now give everything I watch at least three episodes to show its true nature.
Not that I expect much from this. Low expectations are par the course for me.
Unfortunately, I must abandon this show. There's 3(or 4) male protagonists(?) which I think is too spread out.
I will try and keep up to date with this on the blogs though.
serenade_beta
2011-04-10, 22:07
Better than the first episode (at least the comedy isn't as cold), but as always, I'm not... really sure what this anime wants to do.
Interesting (for some reason), but :confused:
If this anime can use all of those characters in the OP and end up making a story that makes sense and is good, I'll give it a ten applauds.
So what was with that ED anyways, last time? One time ED, it seems too...
The OP was cool though. Liked it, though so many characters and four protagonists in 1-cour...
chaos_animagic
2011-04-11, 16:36
LOL... finally got time to watch the new season animes...
This series... LOL...
Ecchi style Durarara (as said before), HAHAHA~~~
So many pantie shots and arousing scenes...
BTW... that's some "adult-like" Loli...
A "monster in your pants, that wants to enter my kitty... Come, Come"... First time hearing that, lol.
Forsaken_Infinity
2011-04-15, 00:59
This deserves more popularity is how I stand. Not saying its the best stuff ever but it is one of those amusing ones that people should really give a try.
My apologies to the mod, sometime I just can't hold back to spill the beans. :meh:
Ep 2
I think it's pretty clear now that every first few minutes in the episode is a delusion - whom it belong? take a guess :D
Thank goodness they cut Takashi point of view first (I just hate that guy :frustrated:)
They did a pretty good job dishing out each character personality. Though my personal opinion is that it might be too fast for the viewer to know that Narita is acquainted with Shuusuke. ;)
The joke is pretty good especially Shuusuke.
Anyway people need to be patient on this one, it would all come together eventually. Some small detail and wording in every episode would definitely strike you back later. :heehee:
"May the world be at peace"
Glad to see Shuusuke get the majority of the screentime this week. He seems to be the most dynamic of the three leads. Though Takatoshi's fantasy story is amusing. What is it with fantasy otherworlds this season? Hayato, for his brief time, is also proving to be not quite so stoic. I also admit, I love the wordplay this show has going for it. From Shu and the master's barrage of puns (and costumes!) to the Tamaizumi mixup, this show's got a lot going for it in the humor department.
Though I really do need DJ Condor's help. There's a pretty large cast to keep track of here.
SilverSyko
2011-04-15, 16:42
Still pretty confusing episode but it's easy to understand now that the different points of view are being compared to changing the channel on a television and that this "DJ Condor" fellow is like some omniscient surveyor of it all.
The opening scene was just weird, but the show itself acknowledged it had no actual purpose so I guess I can't complain.
I s'pose my main reason for wanting to see this all the way through is how the hell it's all going to connect together. I still can't figure it out as it's incredibly vague so far. =T
Easier to understand this time because they showed you when they separated the stories. Seems like Dora knows Shuusuke. Also they both talked about peace. The fantasy part with that one guy was confusing again. Liked Kekoro tricking Shuusuke. Also that girl shouldn't be scared of Dora if her brother is the leader of that gang.
02
Ok, what the hell is going to happen here? WW3? Medieval Historical reenactment? People playing videogames too much?
Forsaken_Infinity
2011-04-15, 19:44
Rofl. Unlike most people who posted thus far, I found episode 2 hella more confusing and harder to keep track of than episode 1 but okay. I liked the episode regardless.
Even if the show messes up and doesn't manage to bring everything together at end, the individual segments are still pretty fascinating imo.
Lime soda
2011-04-15, 19:55
Judging by the opening, it's finally clear who the real heroines are and what the pairings will be. That helps out a little considering the first episode introduced about 7 girls and I couldn't tell who was going to be important.
But that means Pal Crepe girl is probably NOT a heroine. That makes me really sad. I really liked Mochizuki too but it doesn't seem like they're going for love triangles when there's already enough one to one pairings on their plates.
I wonder what the point is of having so many other girl characters aside from the main heroines. Every single girl in the story so far is a pretty girl and the heroines don't look that much different from them. There's gonna be one of those moments where I wished one of the side characters could replace one of the actual heroines.
Rice_slayer
2011-04-16, 00:28
Subs are out! And I still don't know what's going on, but I lol'd plenty of times. I don't care if the story ever comes together, they little "segments" are funny as hell!
I find it amusing CR's translator does not know what konjac is, and how it's *ahem* used by males.
I find it amusing CR's translator does not know what konjac is, and how it's *ahem* used by males.
Neither do I. Could you explain the purpose of konjac, please?
Anh_Minh
2011-04-16, 08:09
Easier to understand this time because they showed you when they separated the stories. Seems like Dora knows Shuusuke. Also they both talked about peace. The fantasy part with that one guy was confusing again. Liked Kekoro tricking Shuusuke. Also that girl shouldn't be scared of Dora if her brother is the leader of that gang.
Wait, isn't said brother Shuusuke's quiet friend? What happened to him? He's changed.
Ep2, and I still have no idea what's happening. Is the girly boy really from another world, or is he just crazy?
Wait, isn't said brother Shuusuke's quiet friend? What happened to him? He's changed.
Ep2, and I still have no idea what's happening. Is the girly boy really from another world, or is he just crazy?
Wait, now your confusing me. You're saying that her brother was Kekoro? I didn't really get that from the ep but if he was then that's definitely crazy. I was under the impression that it was a total different guy.
Also agree i can't tell if that guy is from a different world or not. He might just be fantasizing.
Anh_Minh
2011-04-16, 09:02
Wait, now your confusing me. You're saying that her brother was Kekoro? I didn't really get that from the ep but if he was then that's definitely crazy. I was under the impression that it was a total different guy.
Who? Her brother is named Kakeru. So is Shuusuke's friend - the one laughing at him as he made an ass of himself with Takaizumi.
Who? Her brother is named Kakeru. So is Shuusuke's friend - the one laughing at him as he made an ass of himself with Takaizumi.
Oh wow, i didn't remember the name. That's one crazy turn around then.
DragoonKain3
2011-04-16, 09:20
Yeah, I was scratching my head as well with that. Ootori Kakeru, the one depicted that Dora met a year ago, is so different from the Ootori Kakeru that's Shuusuke's friend.
Then again, it might just be a play on words, like this Tama Izumi/Tamaizumi Hiyoko kinda thing.
Ha ha... i just don't get this show... it's like they just crammed with way too much... too many characters... too many plots/sub-plots... and even too many genres (yeah, yeah you guys are all sliders/angels/pastlive/whatevers).
Cake is awesome... Steak is great... Beer is refreshing... but, put all that in a blender and the end result is worse then if you ate/drank them separately... That's what this has been like for me.
FlareKnight
2011-04-16, 12:57
Yeah definitely a little confused after two episodes. There are names getting crossed and so many characters being tossed around that it takes time to get them straight. Might take a few more episodes to really get a good feel for things.
Yeah, I was scratching my head as well with that. Ootori Kakeru, the one depicted that Dora met a year ago, is so different from the Ootori Kakeru that's Shuusuke's friend.
Then again, it might just be a play on words, like this Tama Izumi/Tamaizumi Hiyoko kinda thing.
The OP in this ep had a scene where the quiet Kakeru is standing next to a graffiti covered wall then quickly had an ominous flash to the sinister one, implying they are actually the same person.
Ravenblitz
2011-04-16, 23:27
http://i.imgur.com/D5Zbkl.jpg (http://imgur.com/D5Zbk)
This is almost entirely trivial, but I find myself interested in Naru the most out of the girls. Not because she's voiced by Yuko Goto (though that does play a factor), but because her name can be written with only two kanji. The joys of language.
SweetHoney
2011-04-17, 04:29
Only just discovered Oretachi ^^
When I saw Asuka I couldn't help but be astonished how she resembles the character I had made up for my VK story. So when I saw this is being made into an anime I got all excited.
So I'm currently downloading the first 2 eps ^^b
wow after watching 2 episodes ......
I decided to drop it! T_T
They just put too much character! many chars means it need more time...means It need a 24 or more episode for the story to develop! it certainly lacks development! and different story/talks (that I don't really get) comes from all over the place....
to make the matter worse! there no deep plot to it! T_T syet!!!! but im glad I watch it! cuz it made me think that beeing an ecchi anime doesn't mean its always interesting!
No hard feelings just telling my opinion!
ep2: well, this surely has the 3rd best OP out of all the series I'm currently following.
not a bad episode, after all.
the first few minutes are always gold. and we even got an "official" breast-size comparison. :heh:
very lovely eye-catches too. and Dj Condor is... simply awesome, as usual. :heh:
I guess I liked the cold "jokes" from the first episode more, but oh well... this ep's ones were not bad either.
also, the end of the episode is a clear sign of what's happening. so, try not to forget it.
broken270
2011-04-17, 11:21
Okay, so there are four heroines and four main protagonists, but who and where is the fourth male protagonist, unless I missed him somewhere.
So, all of the heroines are gathered together in the bar playing King. While all of this is happening, the bartender and the first male protagonist (Takashi?) are hiding under the bar table watching porn when the just could have been watching the girls playing king. First female protagonist (Asuka) tells the the third female protagonist (Naru) to rub the second female protagonist (Hiyoko)'s breasts. Fourth female protagonist (Kobato) just looks as she feels fer small chest. Naru starts groping Hiyoko's chest and is amazed about her size. Angry, she continues to fondle her chest until Hiyoko is unable to take it anymore. All in the while, the bartender and Takashi are at their excited state.
Again, we have a small segment of Takashi for some reason. He is seen fighting a good of bad men in a fantasy world, but soon comes back to the real world. The scenery of boys collapsing from exhaustion after a long run is the same and the people who died in the fantasy world. All in the while, it is for the sake of world peace as he looks on at Asuka.
Part 1 shows out third male protagonist (Hayato, a.k.a. Dora) walking around to find a job in the night city. Here, he meets Naru, his client. Hayato is reluctant to hrlping her out at first because she looked poor and is related to the strange guy that he meet one year ago. The woman who runs the crepe store tells her that everything is going to be fine because under that angry face is a gentle and kind heart. Naru manages to muster up enough courage to tell him that she is looking for her lost bike. After a long persuasion by the crepe woman, he finally accepts the job, which makes Naru happy.
Part 2 consists of our second male protagonist (Shuusuke). Chitose works with a newspaper company with manager that like to do everything quickly and on time. He obtains a new book that he is suppose to read and praise. Before he begins reading the book, he wishes to see the author first. Kakeru apparently knows the person. In fact, the exact woman was there at the cafe. Shuusuke manages to gather enough courage to confront her. The problem was that Kakeru is usually teasing him, and Shuusuke makes a bad first impression with a bad joke. Despite all of this, the two managed to have to decent talk with each other. By the time he conjures another sexual joke, things seem to went downhill for a clear second. After the conversation, he blames Kakeru for giving him advice when she should have just asked him normally.
Back in the bar, Shuusuke talks about his complaint to the bartender. Realizing what he had just done, Shuusuke runs up to the second floor the grab a phone and use it to call the newspaper station. The problem was that that very same room was used for Hiyoko to change to her normal attire. All in all, the party still begins, and Shuusuke tries desperately to make her happy, which turns out to be somewhat of a success, to a point. I am surprised Shuusuke said the same line as Hayato. The three(four) could be related in some way.
Shimapan
2011-04-17, 22:36
Ok, so I've watched two episodes of this now, but... wtf is this crap? :twitch:
It has good chara designs and a healthy dose of fanservice, but that's it. I even get the impression the went at great lengths to avoid anything that could even remotely be construed as a plot :heh:
Perhaps it went like this: "Ok, he have nice chara designs and lots of fanservice, now we only need a story. We only have five minutes left, so... quick, think of something!" :eyespin:
Let's see Iif I can construct something resembling a story from the shambles lying around... or rather, several random stories, which have no relation to each other :heh:
In the first episode, it starts with the introduction of a guy beleaguered by many school girls. Nice.
-Cut-
Some planning for a party, rather boring. At least the ichigo pantsu at the end keep me from nodding off.
-Cut-
Some guy lumbering around at night get a loli show him her pantsu. As I don't care for lolis, I just stifle a yawn. Then the same guy gets into a lengthy discussion with a crepe girl about getting a job, which is even more boring than the party planning. Must not... doze off...
-Cut-
Looks like the school boy from the beginning again, which is babbling some weird stuff makiing him sound like a loonie (and not in a good way).
My, this was rather boring, and only the fanservice saved it from damnation. Let's see the second episode.
A very fanservicey beginning. Nice.
-Cut-
The lumbering guy gets into a lengthy discussion with the crepe girl if he should help a little girl find her bicylce. A massive yawn starts building up.
-Cut-
Some other guy is tasked with writing an article about the book of an AV actress. He mistakes another girl for her because of a similar name (was that supposed to be funny?) and makes a few pitiful, flat jokes.
-Cut-
The actual party starts, but nothing much happens. The girls drink themselves senseless, the boys make some elementary grader jokes about bloomers. Whee.
I'm somewhat tempted by the fanservice to watch the third episode, but I fear the totally braindead mash-up of stories will kill lots of brain cells. What to do, what to do?
serenade_beta
2011-04-18, 00:37
As always, I have no idea what the anime is trying to do...
Well, as for this episode, a stupid girl and a retarded street fight between two gangs and some silly, odd-in-the-head tough guy thing.
But Alice appears next time, it seems, so I'm looking forward to the next episode
Ep 3
The blatant fan service in every first minutes starting to irk me up. I think it's better for them to dedicate it for Takashi (since I really don't want one full episode of him :uhoh:)
Three brothers that's what they are :D. Now each one of them starting to approach their respective tsubasa. Wonder which one of them will manage to fly....
Shuusuke and Hiyoko manage to get some good atmosphere there though in term of coupling I always prefer Naru and Narita :D. They kind of wacky - a self proclaimed hard boiled and a girl with work uniform fetish :D -
Everytime LR talking it always crack me up since it's just sounds sooo ridiculous :heh:. They alter few things but overall it's still okay and judging by this pace things will be sorted very soon :cool:.
The blatant fan service in every first minutes starting to irk me up.
wha-? :heh:
dude, this one has the best fanservice this season. the first few minutes are always gold, and I think I'm fairly objective while saying that. :heh:
Besides, it's only for the first few minutes, no need to get so worked up over it. :p
anyways, that has to be one of the most retarded street fight I've ever seen. But I guess, in the end, it turned out to be oddly entertaining.
btw, I wonder if all those "keep out" yellow tapes are gonna be removed in BDs. Because, if so, that would definitely make this series' Blue-Rays "godly", so to speak. :heh:
Couple that with the upcoming OVA going by the title of: "Ore-tachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai: Hada-iro Ritsu Kyuu-wari Zou!?" (yup, you got that right :heh:), and we have a winner. :D
Rice_slayer
2011-04-22, 13:03
So... If someone can explain to me what's going on, please do. I'm following like 3 story lines, I like Dora's the most followed by the bar/waitress one. Anyone catch the brother/sister watching the TV eating dinner at the end of Ep. 3? Starting to make me wonder...
SilverSyko
2011-04-22, 17:05
I think it's safe to assume all the episodes are going to open with a service scene from now on, since it's been done 3 times in a row.
With each new episode I'm starting to follow this a little easier, which is nice. Still not a lot of obvious hints toward the bigger picture though.
It seems to be mostly focusing on Shuusuke and Dora's stories right now, not sure why Takashi isn't getting as much development as those two so far, but I'm guessing it may be because he's the character with the biggest mystery behind him.
Kakeru was definitely my favorite character this episode though. Dude manages to crack a freaking cement wall with one punch while he has a bullet in his shoulder. That's damn crazy strength man.~
I do wonder if he is indeed connected to the Kakeru that Shuusuke knows though. They're quite different from one another that's for sure.
Shuusuke's no longer a freeter, I see. That's one hell of a book. I did like the pop up notes for both the book and the T-shirts that appeared (both ending in "priceless"). Takashi needs more screentime, though, and next week looks to deliver. What I wonder is how this DJ Condor person is overseeing everything. There's a lot to take in, but it's starting to piece itself together.
mangatron
2011-04-22, 17:58
Man.... I have to say, I get hooked to this series for a reason not many viewers can relate to (here's a hint: it's neither the characters or the fanservice:heh:), but I have to say I'm enjoying every bit of it, and the fanservice at the start of these eps are certainly well placed and deserving of this series. I mean, while last ep was devoid of my Alice-chan, we get to see her here, and I'm going to be a Oscarmeyer wiener if she does swim with those death bunnies on her head :heh:
Tamaizumi giving an ultra-thick book to her new co-worker was so like her, as if he didn't have a chance to read hers, now he has to read this manual. And costing 57 large isn't something to laugh at :heh:
And I too have this thing for Naru, her antics with Dora were so funny, it's just a shame her love of the construction clothes only goes as far as the view. And the whole subway scene was so funny, making him say her name and her flashy response, ah man way to end it with some pantsu :heh:
The rest of the ep was overshadowed by my continued laughter of LR2k1 and his Skankfunky way of talking. Man, it's been about a decade since becoming a Skankfunk fan, and LR goes right with it :heh: and there was also that Kyouya fanservice which surprisingly floored me, wasn't anything I'd expect in a gang fight :heh:
I agree its safe to assume all the rest of the eps will open with fan-service.
Have to say Dora's story is the best, don't really care for Shuusuke, and Takahashi just doesn't get enough screen time.
broken270
2011-04-22, 19:02
It has been three tries already, and Takeshi is still not giving any information to us. And where is the fourth male protagonist?
Opening bout was swimsuit fanservice with a chariot game that involves the removal of a girl's top garment. Sadly, the crepe women had everything taken away from her since she was wearing a flashy one piece suit.
Part 1 shows Shuusuke's story, as he now becomes a true member of the bartender's store. The bartender makes Hiyoko teach him everything, but quickly denies it. After several gags, she finally accepts him. Hiyoko gives him a large manual to read about becoming part of this job. Sad that he has to juggle this with reading Taka Izumi's book and Hiyoko's book as well. Shuusuke meets up with Kobato, who is just as shy as she is in the fanservice scenes. It seems like all three(four) of the guys could be related in some way. I wonder if they all live under the same roof as well, seeing that Shuusuke just walked into their house.
Part 2 is about Hayato and his relationship with Naru, which I am liking so far. So, they are still trying to find her bike, and, along the way, figure out that Hayato has a school uniform fetish while Naru has a work uniform fetish. Along the way, they meet Naru's brother and the gang. Why are the rappers the hilarious ones? Anyway, they talk about beating up a new forming gang because what they are doing is troubling society as a whole, so they decided to beat them up later that day. Hayato does not wish to participate in any of this. The main objective of finding the bike is gone, and Naru decides to head home. Seriously, what is the relationship between the three(four) guys? Does it have to relate to the fantasy world? I love how naru purposefully dropped her wallet just to hear Hayato call her out by her first name. To make the parting that much more stereotypical, Naru falls down, revealing her panties to him.
Now, we have our gang fight. Do not wish to comment about it. Anyway, Naru enters the fray and wishes for this to end quickly, so he asked the one who is worshiped to stop them. Kakeru comes along, and flexes his muscles to the gang. A gang war between leaders was about to begin until Naru bumps in and throws some common sense onto those guys. It is hard to be the middle man when two guys are raring to go.
And the show just ends with Takashi eating with his sister, Kobato. Seriously, when are we getting developments for Takashi. And where is the fourth protagonist?
Shimapan
2011-04-22, 23:24
The blatant fan service in every first minutes starting to irk me up.
The blatant fanservice is the only thing which keeps this show from being utter garbage :heh: (despite good chara designs).
And even that is hardly enough to save it.
Forsaken_Infinity
2011-04-23, 03:29
The blatant fanservice is the only thing which keeps this show from being utter garbage :heh: (despite good chara designs).
And even that is hardly enough to save it.
??? This show is complex and hard to follow. But how is it garbage? Virtually every scene is brilliantly executed. The only thing missing thus far is an overarching structure but you can't complain about that until the show has ended.
Man.... I have to say, I get hooked to this series for a reason not many viewers can relate to (here's a hint: it's neither the characters or the fanservice:heh:)
interesting. I now wonder what kind of reason may be. I would be tempted of saying it's either the loli or your usual mature's charm thing, but since you said it's not about the characters... I'm guessing it's not about the chara designs either.
ah man way to end it with some pantsu :heh:
yup, there couldn't have been better way to end it. ;) (subway scene = best scene of the episode for me)
The blatant fanservice is the only thing which keeps this show from being utter garbage :heh: (despite good chara designs).
And even that is hardly enough to save it.
??? This show is complex and hard to follow. But how is it garbage? Virtually every scene is brilliantly executed. The only thing missing thus far is an overarching structure but you can't complain about that until the show has ended.
This show really is one of those you have to watch till the end, before saying it's bad or garbage. and trust me, I went to spoil myself ahead, so I know what I'm talking about.
I agree its safe to assume all the rest of the eps will open with fan-service.
Have to say Dora's story is the best, don't really care for Shuusuke, and Takahashi just doesn't get enough screen time.
I agree , between the 3 male lead , Dora is my fav , i like his "hardboiled" & shy character + his story .
Takahashi = no much screentime since ep 1 but seems like the usual harem.
Shuusuke = Perv guy acting funny.
mangatron
2011-04-23, 10:09
interesting. I now wonder what kind of reason may be. I would be tempted of saying it's either the loli or your usual mature's charm thing, but since you said it's not about the characters... I'm guessing it's not about the chara designs either.
Heh. You need to attend Butei High, my friend. Gotta work those innate detective skills :heh: It's the mind crush I have going into this series being surprised quite more often than other series for Spring. You'll notice the parts I found enjoyable for ep 03 were mostly on the surprising side(for example little things like Alice-chan, who was largely absent from ep 02, but had a quick bit in ep 03 still with the death bunnies:heh:, or big things like Naru, who completely played Dora into her hands with the subway scene:D), because I know very little of the source material, so I'm watching this series with a mind completely unaware of what'll happen next. Probably not something you'll know about since you went and spoiled from the source, but this is a similar enjoyment level I have like Infinite Stratos, but don't expect me to go Deep Striker for this series :heh:
(subway scene = best scene of the episode for me)
Oh yeah.... until the Blu-rays come out so we don't have to Keep Out of the opening fanservice scene :heh:
Heh. You need to attend Butei High, my friend. Gotta work those innate detective skills :heh: It's the mind crush I have going into this series being surprised quite more often than other series for Spring. You'll notice the parts I found enjoyable for ep 03 were mostly on the surprising side(for example little things like Alice-chan, who was largely absent from ep 02, but had a quick bit in ep 03 still with the death bunnies:heh:, or big things like Naru, who completely played Dora into her hands with the subway scene:D), because I know very little of the source material, so I'm watching this series with a mind completely unaware of what'll happen next.
I see. yeah, it was exactly the same for me at the beginning (and still plays a major role actually). That's why I simply couldn't resist the spoilers temptation. :heh:
Oh yeah.... until the Blu-rays come out so we don't have to Keep Out of the opening fanservice scene :heh:
:heh: :heh:
nah... that will remain the "best scene n.2". highly valuable, but for totally different reasons. ;)
Mercurius.H
2011-04-26, 06:24
Yet any post on ep4.
So in ep4 some critical infos about this show was finally revealed.
The MC seems to be a case of DID. Three personalities take hold of the body alternately. However, there are five doors appeared in the 'in-brain meeting', which hinted more personalities present.
It also explains why Shuusuke & Hayato both went to Takashi's house, and why Hayato came to himself in Alexander with a note in hand from Shuusuke.
Usually I'm not a fan of service-heavy animes, but I found this one quite a pleasure, mostly because of the gags done in purpose.
Episode 4 was pretty awesome. I like Dora's situation the best. :D
Ep 4
Dissociative identity disorder and no believes me don't expect something cool out of this wether the cause or what it will caused.....
LOL they finally reveal it. I guess it's time for the main dish :D
If you're wondering why they look different, please remember that we viewing it through the Ore TV. Outside they all look the same (they do change their clothes though). I guess it's time for takashi......:uhoh:
Since we're finished with the prologue.... the mood of this series might starting to become different just like kakeru-kun :D
Hmm can't wait for others to showed up :hyper-^v^:
mangatron
2011-04-29, 07:27
Yeah, the doors are blown open now that they revealed this multi-protag environment. Though I too always look forward to the Dora segments, as Naru and Alice-chan are always so much fun :heh:
And the opening fanservice is fun like always, weaponized school supplies lol. But I wouldn't mind fighting the food pyramid equivalent of girls :heh:
I hope though the fanservice remains steady despite the plot picking up now. Those who dropped this series early need to jump back in :D
SilverSyko
2011-04-29, 12:17
Ah ha! Now everything is clear. Takashi, Shuusuke and Dora all inhabit the same physical body and switch during the times of the day. That's a pretty interesting twist.
We still didn't see anything regarding Takashi today though, so I'm still incredibly curious why they're avoiding fleshing out his character more at the moment.
I have a feeling Kakeru is just like those 3 as well, considering he was holding his shoulder in pain, probably because the "other" Kakeru got shot in the shoulder in the previous episode.
The opening scene was pretty silly, and literally defined "boobs of steel". :heh:
And I can only wonder why Dora is a magnet for quite younger girls. :heh:
Wow, that lady manager at the cafe was a regular Miss Monday. :p
Finally, something made sense :heh: but damn it took 4 episodes to explain the main premise :twitch: If it wasn't for the ridiculous over-the-top fan-service, I would have dropped it :heh:
Anh_Minh
2011-04-29, 17:51
So Naru's brother is indeed the same Kakeru as Shuusuke's friend. I don't think it's multiple personalities on that one, though. Since there's still quite a bit of violence in the "cafe" Kakeru.
Takashi's got a girlfriend. Do Shuusuke's (and possibly Hayato's...) womanizing ways count as cheating?
Question: we all see them looking very different. Do other people? Tamaizumi didn't seem to notice anything. And it'd explain the guy's fear as something Hayato did.
Ravenblitz
2011-04-29, 18:02
http://i.imgur.com/7b9gol.jpg (http://imgur.com/7b9go)
Sailing should be smoother after this week.
What else would I call three birds in one? The adventure in the manga cafe was the most standout part, but now that the truth behind the protagonist(s) is known, the show should get quite interesting from here on out. I like the bizarre sense of humor it has (not quite as much as Softenni's, but it's suitably out there). That also explains where the fantasy in Takashi's mind was coming from - his mind, obviously. Looks like Takashi's getting some more screentime next week - which he needs. Things are a little uneven now. (Or are they? All three are the same guy, but not.)
Ai and Naru were great. Plot makes sese now, but still need more Takahasi. So that Kakeru is the one and only.
Anh_Minh
2011-04-29, 18:29
I wouldn't go so far as to say it "makes sense"...
tsunade666
2011-04-29, 23:18
it still didn't give much sense into the story but at least they give a hint of what's happening. Though I was surprised at the revelation. At first I was in despair for it's a work of navel but the story sucks. And now maybe I can start hoping on something good and sensible will happen.
Forsaken_Infinity
2011-04-30, 02:55
LOL at the last line though :D So true, so true.
But really, it should be more like "people lack faith and dropped this too early so not many are left to be surprised. tsk"
This show is brilliant and it literally couldn't entertain me any better. Herp Derp.
DragoonKain3
2011-04-30, 03:01
Well, talk about a unique way to three time lol.
Still kinda scratching my head why morning guy is not getting screentime. I mean, I could care less about him, but him not getting air time means less development for Asuka. As it is, waitress girl and Kakeru's imouto are leaps and bounds ahead of her. As much as I love Goto, I just find it unfair. :heh:
lordshadowisle
2011-04-30, 05:16
Talk about an unexpected twist; I was watching this as a normal harem with three separate storylines, wondering why in the world it was presented in such a fashion- well I guess the twist answers these questions, though probably quite people would have dropped it before episode 4.
As mentioned above the final line was lol.
Now, the next question to wonder if the first scene of each episode has any real significance.
Now, the next question to wonder if the first scene of each episode has any real significance.
fanservice my friend, pure, simple fanservice.
I have a feeling the hidden fourth personality is the original or the observer. I haven't read online for spoilers so it's just my theory. Although I also noticed that there are 6 doors in the "Mind Church" place that are undamaged. The 3 main personalities are Hawk, Eagle, and Falcon. Kakeru and that other guy are Raven and Chicken so they may be connected to this somehow as well.
This episode definitely made this used-to-be clusterf*ck of an anime a bit more clear and interesting.
cyberdemon
2011-04-30, 19:17
I have a feeling the hidden fourth personality is the original or the observer. I haven't read online for spoilers so it's just my theory. Although I also noticed that there are 6 doors in the "Mind Church" place that are undamaged. The 3 main personalities are Hawk, Eagle, and Falcon. Kakeru and that other guy are Raven and Chicken so they may be connected to this somehow as well.
This episode definitely made this used-to-be clusterf*ck of an anime a bit more clear and interesting.
In the opening there are four guys. In the scene where the 4 main girls sprout wings and carry the respective love interests, there are the 3 we have seen being carried and then there is a fourth. Earlier there is a field and shows a fourth there as well. However the face is cut off before it could be seen. Likely the guy from the opening fanservice for each episode since he seems to be different from the 3 we know about currently.
serenade_beta
2011-05-01, 20:27
Uheh... Everything is starting to come together... It actually might turn out to be a good anime after all...
So that is what that fantasy world is... Heh~ @ Most recent episode
I like that new blondie.
Still can't find a reason to watch this though.
broken270
2011-05-01, 20:58
Part 1 deals with Hayato. Hayato is back in the city, continuing to help Naru find her bicycle. Naru treats this as a date, but Hayato cannot see that. I love how as soon as Hayato pretends to go with the flow, Naru says that she is pregnant with his child. Even before the search, trouble for Hayato looms, in forms of Ai, Martinez, and Alice. Finally, there is some form of peace, and Ai joins the bike search. Here, Hayato blushes when Naru calls him by his first name, which Ai notices. The gang joins in and informs Hayato about the new cult disappearance. Hayato goes to a manga cafe to search on what is goin on with the cult while Ai and Naru find ways to get him sexually excited. Although Hayato tells them off, he still finds himself in trouble.
Part 2 deals with Shuusuke. Hiyoko is seen trying to get a box. Shuusuke catches her when she falls, but the two are in an awkward position. Back at the job, someone seems to be stalking Kakeru. Kakeru was about to throw a fit on her, but the bartender manages to stop him. He apparently has an injured shoulder. The stranger is either tailing Kakeru or runs away from Shuusuke. Shuusuke ends up having to fight him, but gets knocked out saving Hiyoko. Hatayo apparently enters his body and easily defeats the man.
So, Takashi, Shuusuke, and Hayato actually share the same body, but use it in different time periods. Takashi probably has the hardest job, seeing that he has to go to school by morning and attempts to be himself and conscious until late afternoon. From then, Shuusuke takes over, and by night, Hayato has the lead. If that is true, the same may be implied from both Kakeru's of both times, or it could be a coincidence. I wonder if there is a morning Kareru with Takashi. I guess I will ot see the fourth protagonist if the anime will be about the three of them. But, there should be a fourth guy, seeing that there are four heroines in this story.
LunaYoshi
2011-05-02, 01:24
I don't quite get it but I love it's fanservice. XD
spawnofthejudge
2011-05-02, 09:00
So we know how the first three protagonists are connected... where does the fourth one come in? I like the posit that he's the "original" or the body being used by the other three... but part of me thinks that there's going to be a point where the fourth adds himself to the schedule worked out between the three protagonists so far. Maybe early morning? That seems to be the only time left. :heh:
I'm guessing because they're different conscious-es, they, as a total being, don't need to sleep as each one can sleep while not in control? :eyespin:
Fantasy worlds are all the rage this season, but Takashi/Golden Hawk Cyanblue's is the first that appears to take place entirely inside his head. Especially if he can break character with the Nameless Lady there. Either way, it looks like his delusions about being an important figure in a fantasy world may have some truth to them, as long as nobody kills the animator.
Takashi got a lot of focus this week, which was sorely needed. His relationship with Asuka is interesting, going out but at the same time, not. A man of contradictions. It's also this week I realized that Asuka's VA - Mayumi Yoshida, one of the few voice actresses whose voice I feel a mild bit of dislike for - actually comes across as not so bad with Asuka. Just requires finding the right range and the right character, I suppose.
Edit: She's Hina in Hoshizora too? Mine ears, you have been tricked.
SidVicious
2011-05-06, 13:36
Weird episode... :twitch:
I still can't differentiate some chars and I still can't remember most names but at least Alice made another awesome appearance, plus I understand more now! I have the feeling that this one's just starting to warm up to me despite its already nifty fanservice.
This one's a blast. The fantasy world is cheesy and ridiculous but otherwise the parallel worlds are really interesting. Asuka is like an utopia... no way a girl would wait for like two years for her boyfriend to approach her! Epic. Also did I see plot twist at the end? This suddenly became exciting out of the blue.:heh: 10/10 oh yes!
I'm getting more confused. At least Takashi finally got some screen time. He has an interesting relationship with Asuka. When he went to the fantasy world, they talked about 3 warriors being captured. Are those the 2 other guys inside the body?
SilverSyko
2011-05-06, 16:05
Just when I thought I had this series figured out it sets my head spinning again. So Takashi has an alter-ego in a fantasy world where he is a knight called "Hawk" and there are other knights but they have gone missing, which I am assuming are Shuusuke, Hayato and MAYBE Kakeru. Also whenever Takashi starts having a coughing fit he "enters" this alternate reality. Really curious on what the connection between these two worlds are.
Takashi desperately needed some development though, and finally we get almost an entire episode dedicated to him and Asuka, plus a little bit of his sister Kobato. It almost felt like I was watching something entirely different.
Seems there is someone who's going to be a main antagonist judging from the maniacal laugh in the last scene, I have a strong feeling it's that fellow Takashi met with on the roof.
And no opening fanservice scene this episode. Guess it was only something temporary.
This series is really turning out to be quite the surprise. From the surface it looks like just your average eroge adaptation, but in reality there's quite a lot of complexity here. Really have to give them props.
I think this season is filled with animes to mind fk you ><
FlareKnight
2011-05-06, 19:36
Well in the end I still have absolutely no idea what is going on :heh:. Kind of funny though how in the fantasy world things went out of character there :). Still Takashi at least seems pretty certain that he's going to be taken completely into that world. Considering how much of a pushover the guy is in the normal world I was pretty certain early on that this was just a delusion that let him vent and have some control.
Interesting relationship with Asuka and how it got started. Completely like him though to have completely avoided asking her out because of what she said at the very beginning :). I'm surprised she waited that long to take matters into her own hands. But guess it took a while for her own feelings to start to grow and then build up the courage.
cyberdemon
2011-05-06, 20:35
hm... i wonder if Kobato was doing something naughty with one of the other personalities. She questioned who he was when he came to. Plus she was naked for seemingly no purpose. Probably she was doing something with the 4th person hinted at in the opening.
Frogapus
2011-05-06, 20:37
The fourth guy.
I'm guessing the fourth guy is the white haired one with the eyepatch, (Karura Itami after a quick wikipedia search).
I'm guessing he's also the "Garuda", one of the feathers that the people in the fairytale world were talking about. The Garuda is technically not a real bird, but a Hindu bird god or something, unlike the hawk, eagle or falcon. So this Itami might be special and that's why we can't see his face yet.
He's paired up with the little sister, which can be seen in the OP (when's she's in the city square, he appears on the TV. This happens for all the other main heroines and their respective partners as well).
And according to this fanart here: http://mangadrawing.net/users/imagecache/image_display/admin/image/oretachi-ni-tsubasa-wa-nai-chitose-shuusuke-haneda-kobato-haneda-takashi-haneda-youji-itami-karura.187b8dd363f034f2626b65aee21b24a0-13109.jpg
...he might be evil.
...I made an account just so I can say this.
Master_Yoma
2011-05-06, 20:48
Im lost I have know idea what is going on
cyberdemon
2011-05-06, 20:49
The fourth guy.
I'm guessing the fourth guy is the white haired one with the eyepatch, (Karura Itami after a quick wikipedia search).
I'm guessing he's also the "Garuda", one of the feathers that the people in the fairytale world were talking about. The Garuda is technically not a real bird, but a Hindu bird god or something, unlike the hawk, eagle or falcon. So this Itami might be special and that's why we can't see his face yet.
He's paired up with the little sister, which can be seen in the OP (when's she's in the city square, he appears on the TV. This happens for all the other main heroines and their respective partners as well).
And according to this fanart here: http://mangadrawing.net/users/imagecache/image_display/admin/image/oretachi-ni-tsubasa-wa-nai-chitose-shuusuke-haneda-kobato-haneda-takashi-haneda-youji-itami-karura.187b8dd363f034f2626b65aee21b24a0-13109.jpg
...he might be evil.
...I made an account just so I can say this.
however in the final scene of the opening the guy that Kobato is picking up has similar hair color to Takashi but his face is always blocked off. This is also shown in the street to wheat field part where there are the usual 3 plus 1 more blocked off one and you can just make out the hair of the last one as being not silver there as well. Judging by the picture though he is probably the one from the 5th door.
Looking back though the 4th one is probably the guy from the first scene of the fist episode
however in the final scene of the opening the guy that Kobato is picking up has similar hair color to Takashi but his face is always blocked off. This is also shown in the street to wheat field part where there are the usual 3 plus 1 more blocked off one and you can just make out the hair of the last one as being not silver there as well. Judging by the picture though he is probably the one from the 5th door.
Looking back though the 4th one is probably the guy from the first scene of the fist episode
Actually, in the part where they shown the heroines and their pairing on the big TV screen behind them, we can see that kobato actually has 2 guy shown: karura and the black haired boy watching tv (his name is blocked by credits.) And the guys is numbered, takashi is 3, shuusuke 4, hayato 5, karura 2, the boy watching tv 1. So there are actually 5 of them
Forsaken_Infinity
2011-05-07, 01:03
DJ Condor is reason enough to love this anime.
"Sorry, you don't have any face time for a while." ROFLMAO. Way to put it.
As for speculations, this picture from OP is all I have to say:
The Megane is the Raven.
http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/1125/themeganeistheravenooo.png
I wonder what exactly is the relationship between the him and Asuka though.
DragoonKain3
2011-05-07, 01:11
I dunno, but Asuka >>>>> other heroines right now. I really find that the Asuka/Takashi relationship to be, by far, the most interesting right now.
Forsaken_Infinity
2011-05-07, 01:24
I dunno, but Asuka >>>>> other heroines right now. I really find that the Asuka/Takashi relationship to be, by far, the most interesting right now.
Oh, I am more interested in the imouto, Kobato-chan.
I just checked (because I remembered feeling that the dialogue was semi-absurd back then) episode 3 where Shuusuke meets Kobato. At the very end, he goes "Kobato-chan sure is cute. Well, I am glad I don't look like her brother. JUST KIDDING." So he, and thus, everyone of his alter-egos, know that they look exactly the fucking same and that his sister knows it too. Given how she was naked with fucking lights off with him in the same room and under a futon, and the scene that follows strongly suggests that Takashi woke up unexpectedly, I think it's safe to assume she was doing something with one of the alter-egos for sure. I am very very curious as to the psyche of the girl who can act normal around a brother like that lol. Fucking hell. How can she be nice to Shuusuke and distant to Takashi and in love with a third one when she knows everything. Very very interesting girl. Hope she gets her time next week >.>
Asuka is fairly interesting. But as far as charms go, she is currently in the backseat for me. No way she can compete with the intellectual criminal or the shrewd author-cum-waitress or even the, as-of-yet undeveloped imouto, who actually is interesting enough for me to like her from like two very very short scenes, as far as charms go. She is only interesting because of the nature of her relationship with Takashi and the suggestions by Raven.
Anh_Minh
2011-05-07, 04:43
The more I watch, the more I feel like the twist at the end will be that it all happened in a dream of some crazy dude in a padded room.
hm... i wonder if Kobato was doing something naughty with one of the other personalities. She questioned who he was when he came to. Plus she was naked for seemingly no purpose. Probably she was doing something with the 4th person hinted at in the opening.
Does that count as incest?
Just when I thought I had an understanding on this show, it tossed me for a loop again. After Ep5, I'm once again confused.
So did something happen between him and Takauchi or what? What was up with all of that, it was like, cross wall breaking and stuff.
In episode 4 it says Takauchi has been using "Scramble" a lot "because of Gretagard". So when he gets summoned to that place, it looks like Chitose is filling in when that happens. Maybe that's why they can't find the other two in the fairy imaginationland.
If I was not feeling again lost from the show's narrative, I would have thought that I watched another anime... no radio intro, only two fan-service scenes, and again a new huge set of unrelated characters. Was the game like that too? and I also have trouble telling the cast apart, for one some designs are very similar, and also there are a lot of similarly behaving girls :heh:
Anyway, thumbs up for picking on RPG-cliché and going meta in the meta-world (that confession scene) :heh:
But we are almost half way, and still main characters are introduced, which is not very promising.
This show is so bad it's kind of funny.
:heh:
Awful characters, lots of bad jokes, unispired fanservice, messy storyline, bad pace, 4-5$ dollar budget per episode.... it's a joke!
:heh:
Sprite_Coke
2011-05-09, 21:01
The Karura Itami guy makes an appearance in Ep 6. Voiced by Inada Tetsu.
Forsaken_Infinity
2011-05-11, 09:02
This show is so bad it's kind of funny.
:heh:
Awful characters, lots of bad jokes, unispired fanservice, messy storyline, bad pace, 4-5$ dollar budget per episode.... it's a joke!
:heh:
???
That's only your opinion. And a very wrong one at that (my opinion).
I find this show to be brilliantly executed. Everything from the jokes to the fan-service to the storyline to the pace to the characters to what not. It's totally different from your everyday anime and it's all brilliantly done. After all, the dry humor and fan-service is only the icing on the cake. It's a joke, yes, but it's supposed to be a joke. The show itself makes fun of those aspects. You have to be a miser to not love DJ Condor.
tsunade666
2011-05-11, 10:13
I don't understand what's happening much in episode 5. The fan service beginning was removed and been fully dedicated to the story. Takashi might look weak but he is fairly strong when a wannabe popular kid tried to accuse him of peaking. Well he did peak. When the wannabe guy start using force. He unconsciously attack back. And if that hits. That wannabe guy's head probably went flying. I really don't understand this guy. He acts too much timid for himself but the alter or parallel world. His the popular invincible hero. Then their is the caring and understanding incest imouto. I like Kobato more than Asuna. She is... what, to bland? the beginning scene with the confession and stuff. She looks indifferent there but the twist in the end that she actually like if Takashi ask her out was .. a bit unexpected though as the episode hinted. She might start to like Takashi. Well its 2 and half year already.
Alice shows up in the end with the guy in stretcher. I bet the weird okama guy did that. Sucks his energy away.
Things certainly haven't slowed down since the revelation. Now there's apparently a fourth(?) personality in these guys' collective heads, a little crazier than the other three... and something, for certain, is up with Kakeru. This Garuda Darkblack guy doesn't sound good either. But the episode still had its share of lighthearted moments, mostly with Naru and her catsuit.
SilverSyko
2011-05-13, 16:53
So there IS a 4th personality named Itami, and he must have some connections to that alternate reality that Takeshi jumps into sometimes since he claimed he was the "true heir to the throne". He seems like a pretty big psycho too. His voice is awesome though. :D
And we also get a confirmation that Kakeru has multiple personalities as well, I figured that was the case.
It seems like Hiyoko is starting to fall for Shuusuke now, but that scene was just stupidly silly. Only Japan could ever make something like healing a gash into an innuendo. :heh:
One thing I'm wondering now is how the heroines are going to fit into this. The only one shown to have any significance so far is Asuka, and that's only with her fantasy-world counterpart.
And I think it's safe to call Naru "delusional". :heh:
The 'dressing the wound' sequence had to be the best parody of 'pixellated censorship' ever!
A pitch-perfect example of how to make something seem more risque than it actually is!
I don't know... this anime has some very good ideas, interesting scenes, but the execution is terrible. Non-existent transitions aside, storytelling is all-over the place, a lot of characters are drawing almost the same, and in this episode the most dramatic scene was completely ruined by elevator music. I just hope they manage to tie in the cast to the plot, because we're half way in, and except for the multiple personalities connecting the four guys, absolutely everything else is completely unrelated.
Anyway, why surprised with the fourth personality, he is in the opening :heh:
Oh! and +1 for acknowledging that drugs and alcohol exist :p
Forsaken_Infinity
2011-05-14, 04:23
I don't know... this anime has some very good ideas, interesting scenes, but the execution is terrible. Non-existent transitions aside, storytelling is all-over the place, a lot of characters are drawing almost the same, and in this episode the most dramatic scene was completely ruined by elevator music. I just hope they manage to tie in the cast to the plot, because we're half way in, and except for the multiple personalities connecting the four guys, absolutely everything else is completely unrelated.
Anyway, why surprised with the fourth personality, he is in the opening :heh:
Oh! and +1 for acknowledging that drugs and alcohol exist :p
What precisely is wrong with the execution? I find it to be just beyond awesome myself o.0. Transitions aren't needed since that's the point of the show. It'd be nowhere near as fun had they shown characters (and by proxy, scenes) transitioning into each other off the bat or too frequently. The show is brilliantly executed precisely because it manages to tell a serious story while keeping thing hectic. Chaos is order, pretty much. This show realizes (and tells you face-front) that it's just fiction and takes full advantage of being as such. And the amount of self-parody is genuinely awesome. The elevator music you complained about was the best thing about the episode. Oh and the first few fantasy openings they did were as epic as anything can get. I'd say they were even comparable to the stuff Level E had, if not better.
Regarding characters, watfek man? How do those girls act anywhere near the same? (Apart from Naru and Ai, but they look completely different and the only thing similar is that they "pursue" Dora quite aggressively) And the character design is quite different too. All the characters, even the most insignificant ones, have their own quirks so it's really really easy to tell them apart. Furthermore, even the side characters have their own unique flavor and awesomeness. Find me another ten year old like Alice. Or someone like Kobato who can treat another personality of her brother as someone completely different. Heck even that pyscho bishop is cooler than most generic characters you see nowadays.
Oh and the banter. The dialogue in this anime is beyond comparable. Every single scene has godly dialogue. For instance, the scene from episode 4 where Ai is introduced. I dare you to find me better banter than that. Granted Steins;Gate has good stuff too but that show is nowhere near as interesting overall with only the banter standing out.
This is pretty much the only show I can re-watch ten times in a row without getting bored...Okay, I don't mean to imply that it's the only good show, but still. I can't re-watch Hen Zemi because its too much (even for me), and there is not much point to re-watching Yondemasu Azazel San and Hyouge Mono and I can only watch AnoHana episodes at most twice before they lose the charm...and those are the only other shows that really stand out... Okay, maybe Sket Dance too...(I am watching everything airing and now that I think about it, this season is much better than recent seasons in terms of the number of good shows... stuff like C, A Channel, Nichijou, Hanasaku Iroha and Denpa aren't bad at all...not to mention Dororon Enma kun...oh god...) apart from Touwa Meme (that show itself doesn't really stand out though)... but this show, I can watch every episode, both as standalone and as part of the narrative, however many times. And if you do watch the show from the beginning till now, you will realize just how much the plot has actually gathered together. All that nonsensical stuff has already come a long way into forming a coherent narrative. And it can only get better.
That said, that Shu-chan scene....:heh:
caught even me off-guard :heh:
tsunade666
2011-05-14, 06:43
episode 6 do earn more points.
Nemu is delusional and Kobato is the imouto right? I wonder how can she tell which is the one who is because in their inner self they might look different but in the outside they all look the same. Maybe because she's the imouto and already knew what's going on with his big bro. Kakeru cares for his imouto in his own way but both siblings are screwed. Good thing the okama bastard is caught. Among all the 4 personalities it looks like Garuda is the most insane and dangerous. It looks like he also shows up if the other 3 is succumb to extreme anger. Shuu is earning points too on Hotori but.... this is probably the only show that can make scene treating a wound into like that :heh: lol :heh:
Forsaken_Infinity
2011-05-14, 06:47
Nemu is delusional and Kobato is the imouto right? I wonder how can she tell which is the one who is because in their inner self they might look different but in the outside they all look the same. Maybe because she's the imouto and already knew what's going on with his big bro. Kakeru cares for his imouto in his own way but both siblings are screwed. Good thing the okama bastard is caught. Among all the 4 personalities it looks like Garuda is the most insane and dangerous. It looks like he also shows up if the other 3 is succumb to extreme anger. Shuu is earning points too on Hotori but.... this is probably the only show that can make scene treating a wound into like that :heh: lol :heh:
Nemu? You mean Naru? Oh and the show already established that Kobato knows what's up with her brother. Right when she was first introduced in fact. Episode 3, Shuusuke greets her as she is going out.
Btw, thanks a lot for posting. I can finally stop editing my previous post. God I edited that thing probably a hundred times. It did make me realize just how many good shows are airing this season though... and I thought I was just about done with Anime o.0
Oh! and +1 for acknowledging that drugs and alcohol exist :p
During the nightclub scene there was a reference which was a particular case of "if you get this, you get this, and if you don't get this, you don't need to know".
I thought that was particularly well played because it was never actually mentioned.
Forsaken_Infinity
2011-05-14, 07:00
During the nightclub scene there was a reference which was a particular case of "if you get this, you get this, and if you don't get this, you don't need to know".
I thought that was particularly well played because it was never actually mentioned.
You mean this?
http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/3786/watwatwat.png
The wound treating was one of the more brilliantly executed visual jokes I've seen in awhile.
"I think this is Shuuske's wound"
I don't know if a lot of you have seen these so you may be wondering what they are. For those of you who don't know or want to know what this is (since I think it is kind of important to Ootori's character)
http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/3786/watwatwat.png
Those are acid stamps. Ootori is using LSD
tsunade666
2011-05-14, 09:45
LSD what's that?
LSD what's that?
You've never heard of someone tripping acid? It's a powerful hallucinagenic drug. The Hendix song "Purple Haze" is about it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LSD
Frogapus
2011-05-14, 15:09
Yay, my guess on Karura Itami was right.
But now I'm having doubts about him and Kobato though. In the OP it's obvious he's likely paired up with her, but it doesn't quite explain http://mangadrawing.net/users/imagecache/image_display/admin/image/oretachi-ni-tsubasa-wa-nai-chitose-shuusuke-haneda-kobato-haneda-takashi-haneda-youji-itami-karura.187b8dd363f034f2626b65aee21b24a0-13109.jpg and http://memberfiles.freewebs.com/75/74/44407475/photos/Oretachi-Ni-Tsubasa-Wa-Nai-Anime-Artbooks/Haneda%20Youji%20%20and%20kobato%20sd.jpg. In which she is holding hands with a guy that is clearly not Karura (and seemingly the same person). Is there actually some rivalry surrounding our little sister here? I think she should pick the un-crazy one.
*Edit: Rewatched the opening. In the last scene the guy Kobato was carrying away really did have black hair, plus the screen changed during the opening from Karura to black haired person watching TV. Now I'm positive she's in the middle of a love triangle. Fun.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKriE2PVZA4&feature=related. Okay, Definitely 5 guys now. I have to stop editing this thing and do my homework...
Forsaken_Infinity
2011-05-14, 17:34
Yay, my guess on Karura Itami was right.
But now I'm having doubts about him and Kobato though. In the OP it's obvious he's likely paired up with her, but it doesn't quite explain http://mangadrawing.net/users/imagecache/image_display/admin/image/oretachi-ni-tsubasa-wa-nai-chitose-shuusuke-haneda-kobato-haneda-takashi-haneda-youji-itami-karura.187b8dd363f034f2626b65aee21b24a0-13109.jpg and http://memberfiles.freewebs.com/75/74/44407475/photos/Oretachi-Ni-Tsubasa-Wa-Nai-Anime-Artbooks/Haneda%20Youji%20%20and%20kobato%20sd.jpg. In which she is holding hands with a guy that is clearly not Karura (and seemingly the same person). Is there actually some rivalry surrounding our little sister here? I think she should pick the un-crazy one.
*Edit: Rewatched the opening. In the last scene the guy Kobato was carrying away really did have black hair, plus the screen changed during the opening from Karura to black haired person watching TV. Now I'm positive she's in the middle of a love triangle. Fun.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKriE2PVZA4&feature=related. Okay, Definitely 5 guys now. I have to stop editing this thing and do my homework...
Ok, full blown speculation time. Actually, the show has given many many hints from the go, now that I think about it.
Succinctly put, I believe the MC has a case of dissociative identity disorder that he developed due to some trauma. The real him has chosen to hide/disappear from the world and can only be reached by his sister who is romantically involved with him (and the guilt of the condition might be part of what's making him hide) but he still continues to deal with the world with three of his four alter egos except he has devised this whole fantasy land thing (all in his head) to go with it. They are all vying for control over the body but one of the alter egos is violent and probably didn't accept the terms put by the rest and was as such forced out. While he was still in control though, the MC (or just Karura) formed the vigilante gang YFB. And he was somehow involved with the R-wings too. But now he is just trying to come back to society and one of the alter ego needs to be in control for that. Currently, the one in lead for that would be Takashi, his front in school and normal society. I will need more info to speculate further but I am guessing that someone who had enough influence over him forced him to abandon his ways and try to make an effort to return to peaceful ways. That's why the tagline for the three egos we see is 'may peace prevail in the world'
Anyway, onto evidence and stuff...
There are five 'existing' personalities. There are five doors in the scene where Hayato 'interrogates' Shuusuke. And the opening numbers the characters upto 5 as well.
You remember the first episode? Remember 'Paneda' kun at the 'fantasy' on-the-way-to-school scene at the very start? He was quite different from all four of them and looks exactly like the guy Kobato carries off in the opening (that was only used from episode 2 onwards). You can probably guess that my hypothesis is that that guy is the 'real' personality and the 'onii-chan' Kobato is in love with. Doesn't sound like much right now but wait up.
That that guy is Kobato's romantic interest comes from the opening obviously. But also in the opening is the guy who controls the TV when it's Kobato's turn along with Garuda. And if you look closely in the one scene where we see that boy long enough (episode 2), he has black (well, blue but it looks pretty much the same) hair and looks more or less like the guy we saw at the very start of the show with all the chicks going after him. Although both their faces are kinda hidden and all. But that he controls the switch is reason enough to believe that he is the master (and by extension, real) personality.
But those are subtle hints, if you can even call them such and very likely I am overthinking that.
However, episode one had a special ending set in the fantasy land Greater Garudo. The four colored feathers are all featured in the ending. Garuda is captured and tortured, precisely as proclaimed by the soldiers in episode 5. That they used the title 'the wise' for him and that Takashi (and pretty much everyone else) calls him one of the four knights and contenders for the throne is reason enough to believe that he wasn't always antagonistic. I wonder what the eyepatch in his design signifies. But yeah, that ending, especially the lyrics were such big hints (in retrospective ).
Anyway, in that ending, and as hinted in episode five, the three remaining Knights fight off to protect the peace in Greater Garudo which I think is more or less a reference to his normal life. The throne they talk about is basically the right to survive. Whoever becomes the king will be the one in charge of the body most of the time. And Takashi obviously has the lead with regards (because he is the normal front, with going to school and what not) to that which is why he is the favored of the four. Asuka happens to be the normal girl he is interested in but she is probably not as normal as he hopes. That is also foreshadowed in the ending song for episode one where there is this very ominous backdrop of Kobato when Takashi turns around to see Asuka but Takashi chooses Asuka anyway. Guessing that means he wishes to have a normal relationship because his goal is to be as normal as he can.
I am assuming that the personalities have this weird relationship where they are vying for control over the body but want to do so peacefully. Karura Itami seems to have been the one in lead for a while but he seems to have lost it (i.e, the main guy went mad and developed this darker side to him) and that's what they mean by he has been captured by the enemy and the whole torture sequence in the ending refers to some sort of emotional pain the MC must have been through for him to develop that side of him. Kobato is romantic interest for both him and the fifth, presumably the 'real'(as in, original) personality because he probably believes she is his or some shit. Shuusuke and Hayato are missing from Greater Garudo because they simply have no interest in being the main guy, they just want to make sure Takashi and Kobato are safe etc. as they acknowledge in episode six.
More interesting tidbits include the naming of the characters.
Haneda Takashi, the Taka part refers to him being the Hawk, presumably the morning personality. Labeled #3 in the opening, probably referring to the fact that he is third in order of importance. Could also be that he was the third personality conceived.
Chitose Shuusuke, written as Washi, i.e, eagle, presumably the afternoon personality. #4
Narita Hayato, Hayabusa, i.e, falcon, presumably the night personality. #5
Itami Karura, the only one whose entire name is a bird's name, and a mythical one at that. But Garuda is a holy bird and Greater Garudo sure sounds like the land whose throne would belong to Garuda. He is also called the wise in that fantasy land and then we hear that he was captured. Presumably the main guy as well, except the eye-patch wearing violent part is the personality resulting from some trauma. #2
I wonder what bird #1 is >.> I AM GOING WITH CRANE because Kakeru, who seems to admire the MC makes a crane and well, the Japanese love cranes and they supposed to be peaceful and all that.
More interesting tidbit includes the fact that Hayato calls Kakeru Chicken but Karura calls him Phoenix, which is what Kakeru refers to himself as. Both of them call Clauud Raven though. Kakeru seems to be a dropout from school and well, basically the leader of YFB now and has come to terms with Shuusuke and Hayato at least, if not with Takashi as well. He also works for the same newspaper as Shuusuke. But Clauud seems to despise Takashi because he considers that personality weak. He also has some history with Asuka hmm...
And Morisato aka Pegasus aka Kazu kun is in the same class as Takashi but also in YFB.
I had also noticed some other stuff but I forgot now. Oh well...
Can't really tell where the story is heading but I am very excited nonetheless. I haven't read the VN and I am glad about it because I think this anime is excellent. I do think it'd not have mattered that much anyway because the anime only touches add very distinctive presentation to the anime regardless.
Btw Bro FrogaPlus, you took 40 mins to edit that and noticed some of the stuff I was writing in the meantime (yea, took me hours, specially because the forums keep losing connection what the hell, this marks my fifth time writing this sentence). UNFAIR HAXX I tell you. Also, don't go around looking at fanart unless you want to be spoiled, which isn't the same as speculating and nowhere near as fun, imo anyway. Also, it was really obvious that there were 5 personalities. Don't spoil with game images for something the anime tells you face-front (pretty much) >.>
Fucking hell. I watched that youtube vid you linked and it introduces "the observer" as #FUCKING 6. God. I am sure this means there are six personalities and the black-haired 'onii-chan' of Kobato's is different from the kid who watches them all through the TV.
OH WAIT. I just read the tagline under his name and it says 'enter your name here.' So basically they are saying the VN player, whoever he is, is #6. OK, screw that, doesn't count. Five personalities after all. And all previous speculation still holds, at least for now QQ
Oh and upon re-watching that video, I see #1 there as well, BEHIND A "DO NOT DISTURB" DOOR TO BOOT, confirming my theory. I saw his name too though. Curses. I didn't want that. ZZZ. Why can't I resist spoilers
(Meh, who am I kidding... I saw that video in HD pretty much as soon as I heard about this anime. Just didn't know back then that the guys were all related and didn't care enough to read the small tagline text. The ones for #2 and #6 are the only ones I can really read and those are really spoilerific (I created this word) lol. #2's says "he was created first, to escape from "real" pretty much confirming a lot of my speculation. Bittersweet stuff, getting spoiled but knowing your speculation was right >.>. And oh yeah, link to the HD version:
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Further edit:
The show starts with calling the whole thing as being aired on some TV on some Abyss channel. Abyss (Naraku) is also the place used to chain Garuda but he 'escaped' now. And assuming #1 is the same kid watching the TV etc., he is the one responsible for the Abyss channel? IDK.
And oh yeah, still to see some characters introduced in episode one. Specially MANMA and Platinum.
So Hiyoka is falling for Chitose. I couldn't stop laughing with the censoring pixels. Happy we got alot of Naru in this one. So Kawaii, her delusions were great.
So confirmed Kekaru has multiple personalities. Looked like he knew of the other personalities in the same body. I wonder if he has a connection to the fantasy world. I guess that was the 4th personality. Itami iirc, he's the Garuda in the other world. Seems like a tough guy.
Takashi once again a no show. Like how they threw his sister in though.
AzureWrath
2011-05-14, 21:23
I think the most obvious answer is that our main character + Kakaru are huge fans of LARPing and they have multiple rules set in place for each character : O
Shimapan
2011-05-15, 17:16
This show is so bad it's kind of funny :heh:
Awful characters, lots of bad jokes, unispired fanservice, messy storyline, bad pace, 4-5$ dollar budget per episode.... it's a joke! :heh:
That's right to the spot, I'd say.
Navel has shown that they *can* deliver nice stuff, but this... while it is nicely drawn, the fanservice is ok (albeit uninspired), the rest is beyond awful :heh:
For the storyline, it seems everyone gets five minutes per episode to think up something, and then the ideas are randomly thrown together. Fuck the coherence! :eyespin:
I don't know... this anime has some very good ideas, interesting scenes, but the execution is terrible. Non-existent transitions aside, storytelling is all-over the place, a lot of characters are drawing almost the same, and in this episode the most dramatic scene was completely ruined by elevator music. I just hope they manage to tie in the cast to the plot, because we're half way in, and except for the multiple personalities connecting the four guys, absolutely everything else is completely unrelated.
True, execution is terrible indeed :heh:
I don't think they'll manage to tie in the characters... they're just spamming new characters so they can brag with how much characters the show has, there's no real point behind it. There's not much effort behind the creation of the characters either - as you already mentioned, a lot of them look the same. They're just quickly created without afterthought to spam the show :eyespin:
Oh! and +1 for acknowledging that drugs and alcohol exist :p
How could they not? They probably took all sorts of drugs and alcohol, when they came up with the "storyline" (if you can even call it that) for thishttp://www.abload.de/img/smiley-jointanqr.gif (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=smiley-jointanqr.gif)
tsunade666
2011-05-15, 17:24
episode 7..... did the ratings drop or something because they brought back the fan service beginning and it's not even near Christmas yet the motif plus the fan service are too much it painted the world red.
EDIT: wow.... an amazing episode. I give up in the early part and leave it be because it's pointless fan service again but after Garuda shows up it's pure win. This guy is the ultimate wincest. The epitome of wincest. His highest priority Princess Dove or Kobato. Lol the whole episode after the senseless fan service is pure win. From Garuda to Phoenix to Crow :heh: :heh: unlimited cake works. Garuda also did create a grave mistake in a harem story that you go steady on one girl. It's the worst mistake to make all girls meet at one place though they really didn't meet but they are all there.
Plus they really have something against loli. The other studio did a crazy thing to on Aria. Now on hime-sama.
Garuda your the man.
Forsaken_Infinity
2011-05-15, 18:45
I won't bother with trying to argue just why this show's execution is actually fucking awesome and how the characters, the setting and the plot are beyond win and NOT terrible. Just gonna ignore those kind of posts now because they can only come from someone with small attention span, someone who gets too blinded by fanservice (both the lovers and the haters of fanservice fall here), someone who can't keep track of things and finally someone who doesn't like having to string stuff together himself. I am very disappointed that people completely ignore the chain of discussion and simply keep bringing that argument from square one without anything to support their claims though. I mean, what the fuck. We clearly had a discussion about just how subtle the drug references were but then random guy comes in and claims the show itself is a work of people on crack so that was a given. A joke, I understand, but still an insult. It's not a big deal but I do wish more people would realize the awesomeness of the show. Oh well.
@147, yeah, I figured that after some thoughts.
After I watched everything like two times looking for hints while making that post... it was kinda obvious. #1 is obviously the controller, the TV guy, the DJ... couple that with what DJ CONDOR says in episode 1 ("I can create fake worlds, I will troll you viewers, bla bla") and well, it's not hard to put two and two together.
But seriously, I am quite impressed with the amount of detail they put. And in retrospective, even what seemed like completely random stuff actually has a tie in. Episode 1 was a heck lot less disorienting...in retrospective that is.
Provided how they are trying to pack in stuff from a very very long VN into a 12 episode series, I sincerely think they are doing a marvelous job. And the presentation along with the unique touches makes the anime actually worth salt unlike most VN adaptations we get.
Frogapus
2011-05-16, 16:22
Forsaken_Infinity, I'm a girl. Just sayin'.
Although it's really understandable you'd think I was a guy, considering I watch Oretachi.
Are there any other girls who watch this? They should.
Oh, and nice speculation, was worth the read.
Anyways, for episode 7, I was more or less laughing my ass off at Garuda. Even having no idea what he was saying, this guy is hilarious. I take it back, he's not evil, he's comedic relief.
I loved this episode.
DragoonKain3
2011-05-16, 23:50
Bah. Need more Asuka, not another personality of main guy. :heh:
Are there any other girls who watch this? They should.
I support that motion!
besides, what's there not to like? just a little healthy dose of fanservice every now and then... good for guys, good for girls. ;)
btw, I'm not a girl. :heh:
too bad one of the most "controversial" girls in here, Himeji, has currently gone MIA...
back ontopic: I just happened to find this fan-made correlation chart, so I thought I'd share it here => http://sadpanda.us/images/484989-E3GMOS7.png
tsunade666
2011-05-17, 02:09
but the fanservice part is pointless and waste of time. I don't see it as a good way to entertain. Fanservice for me is if it's entertaining and if it's not then it's not.
They already did a rushed and fail adaptation from what my friend said based on the
game.
They should focus more on the characters and not on the ... weird fan service channel that eats a couple of minutes. I still didn't understand the whole parallel world even though it's true... I think. Given it's navel that so that kind of setting is not far fetched. But the explanation aren't that clear and felt rushed with scene 1 to scene 2. It's a good thing they did one episode for Hawk and Garuda. But they mix the scene with Eagle and Falcon. Plus I still don't get much about the other multi-personality guys.
I wonder if Kobato is having an intimate relationship with her real brother. The original. Because the hadaka futon scene of Kobato is still stuck in my brains.
Garuda Darkerthanblack isn't a bad guy at all. There's no doubt he takes things more seriously than the rest of the three-in-one (and wanting to be the dominant personality isn't all that good either), but that's what makes him hilarious. Especially when he was trying to get the snowman to listen to him. You're going to need an old top hat before you make any sort of progress with that, dude. The episode revealed quite a bit more about Kobato as well. I wonder, who was the original body before the birds took it over? The Shingo Izumi, so to speak?
A week of cake fights, bad wigs, the world's strangest game of Twister, rap and a king making a fool of himself in the most fun way imaginable. I've been meaning to mention that this show has the Shukufuku no Campanella staff behind it; I enjoyed that series, and I'm enjoying this one as well. There's very few other shows like it.
BEST EPISODE EVER!
http://i54.tinypic.com/2uidth1.jpg
SilverSyko
2011-05-20, 14:19
So the 5th personality is Kobato's real brother eh? Wonder what happened that made him want to stay hidden from the world.
Garuda is surprisingly a pretty silly character. They set him up as a psycho but he's actually almost like an immature child which lacks practical knowledge of the world. :p
So it's looking like Kobato is the key behind all this, since she knows about the multiple personalities and Garuda said he and the three others were "created" to make sure she had happiness.
Yeesh, the 4th-wall breaking opening scene this week. Starts out serious only to be interrupted by an over-the-top fanservice scene. Twice in fact. :heh:
And I guess the main "body" looks like one of the 4 personalities to certain people all the time as our other heroines demonstrated this episode.
Itami is a riot. Don't care if he's evil. Also so there seems to be a 5th personality. That person is Kobato's real brother but doesn't come out for a reason. Interesting that Garuda returned back to the abyss by himself in order to grant Kobato's wish.
FlareKnight
2011-05-20, 20:11
Well it took several episodes but we're finally getting to the truth here. So the bunch of them have been all using this body and swapping around. Considering how many there are it must be tough to get everything done. Also get to know about the original personality that chose to hide away and be submerged.
The battle against the snowman was hilarious :heh:. Garuda isn't too bad a guy though trying to hold the body for himself and keeping the others out wasn't all that good either.
AzureWrath
2011-05-20, 21:23
This episode had me literally laughing out loud. The cake fight with the dick song was just amazing. Well played, well played.
Dr. Casey
2011-05-20, 23:36
let's gang rape some bitches, lol
TK from Angel Beats only wishes he could be as good a rapper as this guy.
cyberdemon
2011-05-21, 00:18
let's gang rape some bitches, lol
TK from Angel Beats only wishes he could be as good a rapper as this guy.
especially with that... song? lol
Forsaken_Infinity
2011-05-21, 00:56
Rofl. I saw it coming but I still didn't expect it to be THAT crazy. Jesus. I loved it though. Garuda was just so damn awesome; RIP in the abyss :s
Btw, sorry for calling ya a bor, Frogaplus sis x.x
As for this being a failed adaptation... I really think they did a great job of actually keeping it entertaining. It remains to be seen if they can tie stuff together by the end but stuff made sense to me as an anime only viewer up until this episode (and well, this one episode isn't supposed to make sense :D). It's a given that they'd skip out a lot when one of the longer VNs gets crammed into a 12 episode anime series. At least this anime has a presentation and touches that make it unique and not just a wannabe direct transplant of VN story with massive cuts and such.
karuroso
2011-05-21, 01:04
Garuda made this ep the best one until now, he even made me forget the lack of Hiyoko, this guy is just nuts, when i finally could caught up my breath after him had tried to make the snowman respond to him, from nowhere he just says "I wish to ejaculate" took some time to me to stop laughing again, it's sad apparently he won't appear anymore D=
and also interesting this ep showed who is the 4th guy, it's so simple that i'm amazed that i didn't thought that before
Ok I finally get where this anime is ending.
The first 5 minutes of episode 1 is NOT a fantasy, it's the last episode.
Little Sister who turns out to be a cousin
Asuka 'Lover'
Girl on Bike is the bunny girl
Senpai at the end is a writer (Hey is she THAT young?)
That's my guess. All the personalities will merge BACK into the brother at the end.
Not sure about the other dude with the schizo issues though
tsunade666
2011-05-21, 05:55
Ok I finally get where this anime is ending.
The first 5 minutes of episode 1 is NOT a fantasy, it's the last episode.
Little Sister who turns out to be a cousin
Asuka 'Lover'
Girl on Bike is the bunny girl
Senpai at the end is a writer (Hey is she THAT young?)
That's my guess. All the personalities will merge BACK into the brother at the end.
Not sure about the other dude with the schizo issues though
She is that young. She looks older or the presentation of her looks older but she is a young writer just like what the editor said to shuu. Though that guy in the first episode might be really the 1st one though not sure because their is still the 1st before garuda and the one who is watching the tv or maybe that's the 1st but is the 1st different from kobato's real big bro?
Anh_Minh
2011-05-21, 07:57
OK, it's starting to make sense: the MC's just crazy.
Still wonder what's up with Kakeru, though.
Frogapus
2011-05-21, 15:00
It's really upsetting that Garuda doesn't seem like he'll be appearing again...he made this episode the best. Thing. Ever.
Oh well, maybe next episode we'll finally see what the brother looks like?
OK, it's starting to make sense: the MC's just crazy.
crazy is an understatement. :rolleyes:
anyways, I only have one thing to say about ep7: quick, someone tell me how do I tune in to that fanservice channel! I promise I will never change channel, no matter what. ever. :heh:
Forsaken_Infinity
2011-05-21, 16:36
Ok I finally get where this anime is ending.
The first 5 minutes of episode 1 is NOT a fantasy, it's the last episode.
Little Sister who turns out to be a cousin
Asuka 'Lover'
Girl on Bike is the bunny girl
Senpai at the end is a writer (Hey is she THAT young?)
That's my guess. All the personalities will merge BACK into the brother at the end.
Not sure about the other dude with the schizo issues though
That first scene of the first episode is actually just fantasy/fanservice scene with hints. Just like the ending song for the first episode. Hints all around but still just a fantasy.
And I am pretty sure, # 1, i.e,
Haneda Ouji is the actual big brother of Kobato. Not a cousin bla bla but her real brother. Only pretty sure though. The guy is a recluse and bored with life, he created characters to escape life or something.
tsunade666
2011-05-23, 03:13
Episode 08
the father of the 4 or rather Haneda Ouji the Hikikomori. It looks like Shuu and Hayato are close and comrades but I wonder what's with Takeshi. He isn't around in th time of meeting or is he still busy with the war?
The event in the cafe is always funny but mostly pointless for me :D :heh: :heh: Hiyoko-san ultra cute :> Falcon scene is also funny but most of the time in this anime is really ... just pointless for me. Though the story of shuu and hayato or rather their role was to protect Takeshi and they are already satisfied with their own lives but I still wonder if Takeshi will really disappear just like what he said. Those two are doing odd jobs to earn money for Takeshi too. Though I didn't understand it much but I think it's for hostpital. But it's kinda sad. Those two also think that. They will also disappear and will leave the cockpit to Takeshi but Takeshi also thinks he will disappear. If the 3 disappear what will happen to the body? will the real ownder arise? or will it be left alone like a living dead body.
Takeshi was really summoned in uncontrollable situations. But why was Takeshi is the only one being summoned back and not the others? is it because they are in the body of the guy which is the brother of kobato in the other world. This story has lots of questions in it. Miyako or the girl beside Asuka was the sparrow and a wizard aide of Takeshi. And man takeshi sure know how to kill an enemy in brutal way. Maybe his the most brutal one.......What a strange way to heal a wound sparrow reminds me of Omammori Himari episode 5 but this one is much extreme.
And the ending.... was a WOW. Takeshi scramble or rather was summoned in front of Asuka. And after the summon process was Complete. Asuka said that it she saw, amazing, what to do, this one was a the real one. And after the ED song. Shuu was summoned to replace Takeshi and Asuka was still there watching and .... well he got busted :D Asuka knew and ask who is he.
That ends episode 8. what a fantastic cliffhanger. Needs to head bang my table. This series is really my favorite this season. Despite the pointless and massive fan service -_-
I really hate pointless and not funny fan service. But who cares the story and plot is awesome and that is all I care about.
Tiberium Wolf
2011-05-23, 13:31
OK. I have watched 7 eps straight. It still bothers me that we don't know the real appearance of the MC.
Loved the macho maid in the internet cafe.
Loved the fat nigger talking normally.
All characters are funny weird.
Hopeful Death
2011-05-23, 20:49
That first scene of the first episode is actually just fantasy/fanservice scene with hints. Just like the ending song for the first episode. Hints all around but still just a fantasy.
And I am pretty sure, # 1, i.e,
Haneda Ouji is the actual big brother of Kobato. Not a cousin bla bla but her real brother. Only pretty sure though. The guy is a recluse and bored with life, he created characters to escape life or something.
Episode 08
the father of the 4 or rather Haneda Ouji the Hikikomori. It looks like Shuu and Hayato are close and comrades but I wonder what's with Takeshi. He isn't around in th time of meeting or is he still busy with the war?
The event in the cafe is always funny but mostly pointless for me :D :heh: :heh: Hiyoko-san ultra cute :> Falcon scene is also funny but most of the time in this anime is really ... just pointless for me. Though the story of shuu and hayato or rather their role was to protect Takeshi and they are already satisfied with their own lives but I still wonder if Takeshi will really disappear just like what he said. Those two are doing odd jobs to earn money for Takeshi too. Though I didn't understand it much but I think it's for hostpital. But it's kinda sad. Those two also think that. They will also disappear and will leave the cockpit to Takeshi but Takeshi also thinks he will disappear. If the 3 disappear what will happen to the body? will the real ownder arise? or will it be left alone like a living dead body.
Takeshi was really summoned in uncontrollable situations. But why was Takeshi is the only one being summoned back and not the others? is it because they are in the body of the guy which is the brother of kobato in the other world. This story has lots of questions in it. Miyako or the girl beside Asuka was the sparrow and a wizard aide of Takeshi. And man takeshi sure know how to kill an enemy in brutal way. Maybe his the most brutal one.......What a strange way to heal a wound sparrow reminds me of Omammori Himari episode 5 but this one is much extreme.
And the ending.... was a WOW. Takeshi scramble or rather was summoned in front of Asuka. And after the summon process was Complete. Asuka said that it she saw, amazing, what to do, this one was a the real one. And after the ED song. Shuu was summoned to replace Takeshi and Asuka was still there watching and .... well he got busted :D Asuka knew and ask who is he.
That ends episode 8. what a fantastic cliffhanger. Needs to head bang my table. This series is really my favorite this season. Despite the pointless and massive fan service -_-
I really hate pointless and not funny fan service. But who cares the story and plot is awesome and that is all I care about.
It's Youji, not Ouji. Where are you guys getting Ouji from.
tsunade666
2011-05-23, 23:16
It's Youji, not Ouji. Where are you guys getting Ouji from.
from the way it's been spoken :heh:
That's the Shingo Izumi to this flock of birds. He's more like Lost Ankh, though. Nice to have Takashi back in the spotlight, too. I'm curious as to what, exactly, the other two are planning for him. Stalling for time while things happen in Gretgard? For every question this show answers, two more questions pop up, but it's certainly done a fine job of keeping me hooked. Takashi's time may be up soon, though. With Gretgard and his multiple personalities thing out in the open, there's only so much more he can backpedal.
This episode also did a fine job of continuing Oretsuba's mood shifts. From Hawk Cyanblue killing a bird soldier with Verard-style slaughtering, to taking mercy(?) on him (dude, he's already dead), to the...er...antidote scene. It's certainly some kind of dote. Not even the censors are perfect, as there was some 輪チラ going on...not that I didn't not not notice, but the male eye is scientifically perfected for these kinds of things.
tsunade666
2011-05-27, 16:34
After watching the subs. It gives more meaning to the show though for me it also gives more hate to Takashi Haneda. He really is my most hated or least liked character.
In the scene where his in the alternate world or so it seems with a super fanservice scene. I left that one when I'm watching the raw or rather I just fast forward it. I just hate useless fanservice. But it looks like it's wrong for me to not listen to the conversation. It looks like Takashi summon thing is just an act to escape or run away from the reality and into the fantasy world. So I'm starting to wonder if the alternate world is all real or just fantasy. And it looks to me Takashi is the only one being summon while the others are just left in the church like thing or in the abyss. If the alternate world is really in crisis and it's the others who aren't in the cockpit should be summon to the alternate world as reinforcement. But Shuu and Hayato just stays in the church and Youji and Itami are in the Abyss while in the cockpit is Takashi. But when Takashi was in the state of scramble he is summon in fantasy world and not returned in the abyss or church. It also hits me when Hayato was in influence of scramble and Itami shows up. Hayato just decent into Abyss but not in the alternate world. Maybe because Itami is special and when his been released someone should take his place.
But really I hate Takashi the most while the shut in king Youji is also in the bad terms list for me but at least Youji is just being childish while Takashi is running away.... wait Youji is also running away into the abyss. He doesn't want to return to the reality.
SilverSyko
2011-05-27, 16:58
That wasn't just fanservice, it was a full-on hentai scene. Well, almost...but I totally wasn't expecting such a thing to happen though. I don't think it was really pointless either, but it's kind of hard to tell with this series. :heh:
Anyway, at least we're introduced the the final and main personality Youji. He's a lot more infantile than I imagined. Quite curious one why he's being such a shut-in.
So from what I gathered, Takeshi is attempting to become the main personality of the 5 now, and Shuusuke and Hayato are trying to support him. Itami is the one of the 4 most dedicated to Youji and Kobato and felt he had the responsibility to be the new main personality since Youji refused to resurface. So there was a bit of an inner conflict these past few episodes.
The fantasy world probably isn't an actual alternate reality either, but rather a place inside the body's mind that's used for escapism and...well...fantasies. Since Takeshi's trying to be the main personality, that's probably why we've only seen him enter this "world".
And I'm very curious on what Asuka saw at the end of the episode.
This is just my speculation. The plot is pretty damn complex so I have doubts that I'm following it entirely right. :eyespin:
Censorship killed this episode! :(
And that's all I have to say about that.
FlareKnight
2011-05-27, 19:07
Well things are getting pretty messy. Kind of makes sense now regarding what's going on. At least we know that Seems like Hayato and Shuusuke are planning on taking the body over to a hospital for treatment soon as they graduate. In the meantime they are just amassing money to cover costs that will result. Kind of feel bad for those two since they are pretty responsible and realize in the end they are likely to vanish. No point getting too romantically attached since they are going to go eventually.
On the other hand Takashi doesn't seem to be aware of what's going on. He's just treating the time he's swapped out as being summoned. Staring to see a bit of blending with him snapping on those bird guys. He's really using that world to vent his frustrations. Of course also for general fantasies. See's Yamashina, has a pretty nice conversation, and then he's off having sex with her for the sake of removing 'poison' :heh:. Honestly not a fan of that personality.
Probably feel the worst for the sister. She makes a bunch of different foods in the morning since she doesn't know which personality is going to start the day. Though can argue all those girls are going to be victims since they are after one guy.
The main personality really is childish. Just hiding and letting those other personalities live in his place. Hurting his sister and really others that don't realize what's going on and have made friendships with these personalities. That guy seriously needs to step up and get back to his life.
tsunade666
2011-05-27, 21:04
I don't think Takashi is trying to take over the cockpit or the body. He himself said that he will be gone too. He is nearing to vanish that's why in his cellphone there are list of things he needs to do before he vanish.
But it looks like he doesn't interact with the others and probably doesn't know it himself. Because in his fantasies. Garuda, Eagle and Falcon are missing and if he knew the others then he should know what held those three.
;_; I really don't get much what's happening.
And Shuu and Hayato are trying to leave the cockpit to the guy who is also vanishing with them. Probably they have until graduation as time limit.
karuroso
2011-05-27, 23:27
I seriously wonder how this ep will be in total uncensured form, i mean ,if they did what i think they did and they way i think they did, this certanly will be 18+ =OOO
Forsaken_Infinity
2011-05-28, 04:29
It's Youji, not Ouji. Where are you guys getting Ouji from.
Was a typo on my part.
And I didn't realize there were still some people thinking that Gretagarudo deal was real. It's all in his head. And there is no summoning bla bla, he simply fantasizes stuff and starts talking differently. The scenes with Yamashina and earlier in episode 5 with Takauchi should have been dead giveaways :o The scramble thing simply means they abruptly switch personalities and not as per the planned routine.
Well, Episode 8 was kinda interesting but I dearly missed the chaos of last episode. Karura is unmatched. OK, Condor is better but he stays down there T_T. I don't like Takashi much and Asuka even less :s. I wonder if they are planning to end with her for the anime though. Would suck since Kobato is the main heroine of the game and she pretty damned much should be of the anime too!
And Kobato sure has it rough... cooking four different kinds of food for breakfast for her brother. lol. 2D imoutos sure are as nice as 3D ones are mean. :heh:
The freaking titfuck scene. Geez. Too bad the anime doesn't have enough time to flesh out that Yandere properly. QQ
tsunade666
2011-05-28, 05:02
Kobato was teh main heroine of the game? well it looks like the other personalities was created to make her happy.
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